Thanksgivings

We had a little Charlie Brown Thanksgiving this year to celebrate Charles Schulz' Birthday on November 26 like we did a couple years ago. Besides toast, popcorn, pretzel sticks, and jelly beans, we had peppermint patties and lemonade.

The day after, November 27, was Thanksgiving. Wednesday and Thursday we had several helpers helping Jeremy and me make food for our big Thanksgiving dinner. A while before, Jeremy and I had a discussion about how you can buy butter shaped like turkeys for your Thanksgiving table. We talked about how you could do it cheaper with your own mold. We don't have a turkey mold but you know what kind of molds we do have? Frogs. That's right. We have frog molds to make chocolate frogs. Man, now I want to make chocolate frogs. We decided because we're awesome that we would make butter frogs to go on our Thanksgiving table. We did. Jet and Nichole helped fill the molds and I was happy with how they turned out.

Kids also helped with rolls and deviled eggs and setting the table and it was just a nice dinner.

Jeremy and I did the turkey. Jet decided to name it "Gobbler." I love this family.

We had pumpkin pie and apple pie. 

We have so much to be thankful for and I'm glad I've tried to focus on that this month.

My Blog is Family History, Funny Family History

I am thankful for my blog where my children can look back at things they've said and done in the past and get a big kick out of them.  

 

The KAT's Meow

Mom: I'm tired. I want to get my pajamas on, snuggle up with my sweetheart, and go to sleep.

Jet: You want to snuggle up with me?

Mom: Awwwww.

 

 

 

 

 

Mom: Lying is unethical in my opinion.

Dad: That's why I sit up.

 

 

 

 

 

Mom: May I have my phone? It's going to die if you keep playing with it.

Jet: Don't worry, Mom. It's electric. It won't die. 

 

 

 

 

 

Mom (to Jet): You're so adorable.

Lucky (to Jet): You're so lucky.

Jet: I'm so musical.

(proceeds to play with a toy guitar) 

 

 

 

 

 

Jet taught me a new song.

"Turkey run away

Or you'll be eaten for Thanksgiving Day." 

We're Thankful For... Jet

"When you're a Jet, you're a Jet all the way From your first bassinet to your last dying day."

 

As often happens, Jeremy was out of town on Jet's birthday this year.

Hey, at least he skipped out on his out of town convention the year Jet was born.

Jet didn't complain because he got two birthday celebrations again... sort of.

He had the same dinner both times but only did cake and ice cream with blowing out birthday candles the first time. It just didn't work out the second time. He opened cards on his actual birthday and when Dad came home from his trip, Jet opened presents. Then he was so happy with his presents, there wasn't a lot of thought for more cake and ice cream and singing happy birthday and blowing out candles.

He "read" his own cards.

"Dear Jet. I hope you have good luck.

Awww."

I just love that he responded to what he was making up. 

He got a remote controlled gecko which can crawl on the wall but Jet is more interested in it crawling on the floor (which it can also do).

"Its name is Megogecko."

He loves that thing. He's had us do races with it and try to "catch" it. When Jr. Jr. brought home a mousetrap car he made at school, Jet insisted they race "Mouse Car and Megogecko!" 

Jet got to bring balloon animals to school for his birthday for the first time. It's tradition. Since Jeremy was out of town, Lucky and I made the balloons for him to take (with a little "help" from Jet). 

He got a birthday hat at school and loved it so much, he wore it for the rest of the day. Such a cutie.

Jet, you are so much fun. We are so thankful you are a part of our family.

Happy Thanksgiving! 

Walking by the Lake

I'm thankful for morning walks along the lake. It's been a while but I got the chance yesterday so I took it.

Wolfenoot!

Wolfenoot is one of those random holidays that we came across years ago and have enjoyed celebrating since. So for Wolfenoot on November 23 this year, we ate meat. Jr. made us chocolate chip pancakes that looked like moons (my moon was waning, it wasn't full).

We made sure to tell each other to be kind to animals.

It was a simple Wolfenoot this year but we did make sure to celebrate. 

Gingerbread!

I am thankful for finding reasons to celebrate. 

November 21 we had fun celebrating National Gingerbread Cookie Day.

Jet and I were telling each other the story of "The Gingerbread Man" before school. He was even running around calling out, "You can't catch me. I'm the gingerbread man!"

We made gingerbread men after dinner. Jet devoured them.

That night my husband ready Jet a bedtime book of "The Gingerbread Man" that I checked out from the library for them.

 

Also before school, my other elementary schooler got to be a greeter and said, "Hello," to a lot of people for World Hello Day. 

For dinner we had bruschetta bake to celebrate National Stuffing Day. I couldn't help myself from telling the kids, "I'm putting bruschetta togetta."

I love finding reasons to celebrate.

Bonding Time is Great!

I'm thankful for bonding time with my husband. Things have been so busy with trips and with life that we haven't been able to take much time for just the two of us. So one day my husband made us omelettes, I made us hot chocolate, and we sat down and watched a whole movie together.

I'm thankful for working and chatting in the kitchen together, too. 

There were olives in the fridge and I asked if we should have them in our omelettes. Jeremy said we should. "How many?" I asked. "All of 'em," he replied. So he put "half of 'M'" in my omellete and "the rest of 'M'" in his. He's adorable. 

It was International Men's Day that day on November 19. It was also Have a Bad Day Day. Jeremy, my man, did not have a bad day that day. It's like when I don't feel like screaming on International Moment of Frustration Scream Day. Heh Heh.

 

The next day, November 20 was Universal Children's Day and Absurdity Day. I took my child, Nichole, to a Relief Society dinner with me. I did not get any pictures at the activity. Can you believe it? How absurd.

Bread and Butter and Cider, Oh My

I'm still thankful I know how to bake and cook.

November 17 was Homemade Bread Day as well as National Butter Day. I made homemade wheat bread which we ate with butter (not homemade). I used the recipe I always use for wheat bread from Mel's Kitchen Cafe. "Darcy's Whole Wheat Bread."

I also made homemade alfredo sauce to go with spaghetti. I used the recipe I always use for alfredo sauce from Our Best Bites. "Guiltless Alfredo Sauce." 

A few people had toast for breakfast on homemade bread (Pantry Secrets White Bread recipe).

 

November 18 was Apple Cider Day. Several people had apple cider.

Bonding Time Is Great!

I'm thankful for the "Daily Fun with Your Little One!" calendar I get from the children's section of Orem Public Library.

One day my little one and I sang "Five Little Turkeys" while counting down on our fingers and practicing rhyming.

I'm thankful for bonding time. Bonding time is great! 

Playing in the Leaves

I'm thankful for working and playing together.

"Canyonball!"

 

After picking kids up from school one day, instead of hurrying inside, we raked and played in the leaves for a while. 

Yes, I was finding leaves in my pockets for a few days after and I had to vacuum and sweep after we came inside, but it was worth it.

P.S. Jet shouts, "Canyonball!" when jumping into the leaves because he heard us say, "Cannonball." When my older kids were younger they used to say "canyon" instead of "cannon." That was many many years before Jet was born. I just think it's fun that he does it now without learning it from his older siblings.

He Came Back... Again!

I'm thankful for my husband's incredible talent with balloon sculpting. I miss him when he is on trips but I love to see what he is building and I'm very thankful when he comes home.

Jeremy got back this last weekend from the fair convention he does every year (this year it was in Montana). He was able to use those lights he and Jet were playing with the night of the Star Party and it added a fun element. It's hard to see from the pictures but he used different light up objects in different parts of the balloon display. It's fun to see him experimenting. The globe on the pedestal also rotated. Cool.