Fun Thanksgiving Crafts

The kids and I had fun making Thanksgiving day crafts today. We made turkey's made out of their hands & feet and we also made a Thanksgiving Tree painted with their hands and forearms. I posted pictures below for you to see. :)

After painting the tree with their hands & forearms, I had them tear small pieces of construction paper and glue them on as part of the tree. The kids had fun ripping the paper and giggling. I then asked the kids what they are Thankful for and this is what they came up with!

Preston with his finished Turkey.

My little Noah excited he got to finally finish his Turkey. He was the last one!

Fall Leaves

I love Fall! I love when the trees start changing into the beautiful colors of yellow, orange & red. It's amazing to see God's beauty all around us! I took pictures of the boys last year during this time, so I wanted to do it again this year, only this time I have a new little guy to take pictures of. The boys had so much fun playing in the leaves and Jeremiah kept trying to eat the leaves. Sheesh.........I didn't think it would be this exhausting trying to get a few good pictures, but it's all totally worth it! :)


My sweet little Jeremiah giving me his cute little look.


He was having too much fun!


Jeremiah's best little bud Spencer. They are two peas in a pod.


Preston was entertaining the boys and making them laugh.

The boys were having fun throwing the leaves in the air. I was trying to catch them in action.

This was a cool action shot. I just love Preston's smiling face!

My cute little guys.

The boys were giving the tree a hug.

Meal Plan Monday

It seems as though the past couple weeks have crept up on me and I haven't been as organized as normal. It's just going to get crazy busy with the holidays approaching. So much to do and so little time. Well.......here is my meal plan for this week!

Sunday: Fish Stick Sandwiches & Mixed Vegetables

Monday: Trip-Tip, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Corn & Garlic Bread

Tuesday: BBQ Tri-Tip Sandwiches (leftover from previous night) & Salad

Wednesday: Grilled Cheese Sandwiches & Tomato Soup

Thursday: Pork Chops, Broccoli Au Gratin Rice-A-Roni & Peas

Friday: Make Your Own Pizza Night (movie & popcorn night w/ the kids)

Saturday: Eating Out (my hubby and I are celebrating our 11 year Anniversary!) :-)

Tackle It Tuesday: Pumpkin Baby Food

As I was flipping through my baby food book trying to decide what to make next, I saw a page that involved this: Pumpkin.

So, I took 1 of our pumpkins and cleaned out the inside and cut it up into large pieces to cook it.

I scooped out the pumpkin meat from the skin and put it in the blender to puree it.

And Wallah.......this is how it turned out! :) I must say, "it turned out delicious"! I didn't realize how good pumpkin really is freshly cooked from a pumpkin. My son loves it! I have never done that before. We have plenty more pumpkins to cook before they go bad.

Meal Plan Monday

Time has crept up on me and I haven't even gone to the Meat Market to pick up my meat for this week's menu plan. Hopefully I will get my shopping done in the next couples days so I can continue my meals as planned.

Sunday: Chicken Enchilada Casserole & Green Salad

Monday: BBQ Chicken Sandwiches

Tuesday: Chicken Pot Pies

Wednesday: Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, Tomato Soup & Fresh Fruit

Thursday: Bacon & Blue Cheese Sirloin Burgers, Tator Tots & Fresh Fruit

Friday: Pork Chops, Garlic Mashed Potatoes & Green Beans

Saturday: Tri-Tip, Green Salad & Garlic Bread

Cobb's Pumpkin Patch & Trunk-R-Treat

We had a fantastic family day full of fun! We took the boys to Cobb's Pumpkin Patch earlier this afternoon since we were not able to go the past couple of weeks due to our whole household being sick. We all had a blast and I had fun taking many pictures of the kids to capture these precious memories. Here are a few of my favorite photos from today.

We took the boys to Trunk-R-Treat at church this evening. They got loads of candy and had lots of fun with all the activities. New Covenant Community Church is Awesome!!!

Festivity Fun: Day 3

Today, we finished our projects that the kids started on Tuesday. They turned out so cute! I think the parents are going to love them. The kids had fun making their own delicious treat to take home and enjoy. You will have to wait to find out what that might be?!?! :)

Here is a picture of their finished treat bags they decorated. (I'm not sure why this picture is sideways). The photo books fit perfectly inside!

These photo books turned out adorable. The kids had fun picking out all their own decorations and stickers to make them. Inside this photo book, are many pictures I have taken during daycare hours of all the crafts and fun we have had throughout the year with each individual kid.

Noah helped decorate the photo book for baby Spencer, since he is too young to do it himself. He was proud of helping out.

Preston made this photo book especially for his Nana to surprise her! She will be so excited when she opens it up and See's all the photos of her grand kids. She has been asking me for pictures of the kids for a long time, so she can start scrapbooking.

Can you guess what we will be making?!?!

That's right! Caramel Apples. Tis the season for sugar overload and yummy treats.

Preston had fun decorating his own Caramel Apple with M&M's. He just couldn't wait to take a bite out of it. :)

The kids decorated theirs with M&M's and we left the other 2 plain. Since they are so big, Preston & Noah are sharing one and the other is going home with my daycare kid. The two plain ones are for my Mom and I. My hubby isn't a fan of Caramel Apples, so I thought Nana would be happy to get one. She loves these!

This is Jeremiah's best little buddy Spencer. They looked so cute in their costumes together, but unfortunately, Spencer wasn't liking his costume. He was happy to get out of it!