I spy the cutest little pilgrim singing his heart out. He belted out the cutest Thanksgiving songs, and knew every single word. My favorite part was when we would catch each other’s, and he would start grinning ear to ear as he kept on singing. This boy is what dreams are made of.
His sister agrees.
Navy goes under the radar quite often. But the Twips have finally seen what all the fuss is about. Navy is Pippi, Sterling and Goldi’s latest obsession.
This little Indian nailed her Thanksgiving performance today! She sang loud, and loved being on stage - where I am pretty sure she thinks she belongs.
And my favorite song of the year was sung today…the Thanksgiving blessing song.
It is literally the sweetest song of the year.
There is literally no other place I would want my kids for their first time out of the house, other than Ms. Dianne’s preschool.
Dash decided to read Piggie Pie to Pippi this afternoon. As you can see, it is one of our favorite books around here. And as you can see, Dash is quite the reader…and older brother!
Our family night was rad tonight.
I kept telling the kids that a special guest was showing up for it.
They guessed everyone under the moon…but never guessed the right person — Grandpa!
We have had a problem lately in our household.
It is called “Overreacting”!
So I was having a real life First Responder talk about why they are called “First Responders” and not “First Reactors”.
Although he was ultra uncomfortable to be “public speaking”, Grandpa did a good job of telling the kids about what he did as a fire captain when he first got to an emergency.
He talked about assessing the situation, making a smart determination, and proceeding with a plan.
I asked a few questions about why they didn’t just get there and make a rash decision, and we had a good discussion about not getting out of control to just make things worse.
He then told a few examples and even did a demonstration.
It was awesome.
I talked to the kids a bit more about it, and we all decided to become “responders” and not “reactors”.
That night was a very calm night.
The next morning however, started to get a bit crazy. The kids were all getting their backpacks ready for school, when Navy started to get mad at Scout about something. As she was going from 1 to 100, Dash quickly inserted, “Navy… you are first reacting. Assess the situation and start first responding.”
They listened!
Poor Navy!
In her class, there is a weekly award called the “Super Bulldog”. In order to get it, you can’t have any tardies, and all homework must be turned in for the week. On Monday, you find out if you are going to get it. Navy has been diligently trying her hardest to get this award. She never fails on the homework side, but her stinking brothers make her late at least one day each week. And Mr. DeSalvo is gnarly about their “tardy” — you can’t be in the process of sitting down…you must be completely in your seat to not be tardy.
So last week, she was going to make it! Everyone worked really hard to make sure she was there in plenty of time to get in her seat. I had to go to school last Friday morning for something, so I stopped in at the morning assembly to see the school happenings. While at the assembly, Navy waved me over and she looked like she had seen a ghost. She was frantic and pale. I asked her what the matter was, and she said, “I accidentally left my green folder on the kitchen counter. I can’t make Super Bulldog without it. If you hurry, I can still get it in time…PLEASE go get it for me!”
Poor girl forgot that I am from the school of hard knocks. So I empathetically laughed and said, “Sorry ‘Leave behind Navy’…it has finally caught up to you. I hope you get Super Bulldog next week”.
She was sooooooooooo bummed.
BUT…
DRUM ROLL PLEASE…
Leave Behind Navy, and her supportive family worked really hard the next week…
AND…
For the first time ever…we have a Super Bulldog in the house!!!!
Netflix put out a new version of Anne of Green Gables. Nothing will ever beat the original Anne movies, but this was a really fun 6 part series. My kids totally loved it, and my mom loved it. I was told from the time I was little, that my mom had read Anne of Green Gables over 100 times when she was growing up.
I love it on my own, but love it even more, because it brought comfort to a little girl who had red hair and freckles when she was young just like Anne!!!
And just like my mom, I adopted “Anne of Green Gables” as my favorite book ever.
(Although, I only read it once!)
When I saw the kids, and how cute they looked after church, I decided to drive straight to the harbor for an impromptu photo shoot. The lighting was great. The kids were in good spirits. And I had a camera in my hand…so off we went.
After these amazing shots, and I was driving away…I saw the brand new “Happy Holidays” sign they put up at the harbor. And then genius set in…
And that is where I took one of my all time favorite pictures ever!
This one is already framed and next to my side of the bed.
H.A.P.P.Y.
When I went to wake up Dash and Pippi to get ready for church, they were already awake, and under the covers in deep talk. I asked what was going on, and Pippi announced, “We are having our Sunday morning meeting”. I wanted in, but got booted out. Then I heard some serious thoughts on Hatchimals, and their itinerary for the day.
I didn’t even know about these Sunday morning meetings!
But now that I do, I propose you put on the agenda, “reverence in Sacrament meeting”.
We headed down to the beach toady for a little surfing with Scout.
After he rode a few waves, we hopped in the car to another favorite spot of ours.
Let’s just say…the Marriott pool never disappoints!
Now, off to another favorite stop…Beach Harbor Pizza.
How rad is Dana Point.
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