Day 329 & 330 (11/25 & 11/26)

Day 329 -  It was COLD around here for a few days!  Ben warmed up in the morning by the vent.  Emily used to do this too!

Day 330 - We put up our artificial tree early (before Thanksgiving).  The kids had a blast, and were very proud!!

Day 321-328 (11/17 -11/24)

Day 321 - Let the Christmas movies commence!!

Day 322 - We have had some seriously cold days here.  Some days, we stayed in our Pajamas all day long.  During said days, we enjoyed some indoor fun...

And grew tired of each other every now and then...

Day 323 - My girl, the avid reader...

Day 324 - Dropping off our shoe boxes.

Day 325 - Fullness Feast.  Ben took about 1.5 hours to warm up.  Close to the end, wheneveryone was sharing the things they were thankful for, he shouted whispered, "Lets just sneak out".  He had had his fill!

Day 326 - We also enjoyed several mild days and made it to the park for some cycling!

and sliding!

Day 327 - We decided to go back the next day for Emily to practice and master this apparatus.  She did great!

Day 328 - Still....her...favorite!

Day 309-320 (11/5 - 11/16)

Day 309 - Sweet Nori

Day 310 - Guess who helped me unload groceries and...um...clean out my purse...

Day 311 - We got to hold sweet baby Evelyn.  Love, Love, Love baby love.

Day 312 - Sorting candy...still...Pile #1 - Keepers (chocolate and stuff mommy wants to eat and deprive children of), Pile #2 - Hard Candy to put in SP shoe boxes, Pile # 3 - Trash (candy that is a dental bill waiting to happen)

Day 313 - Sleepover!

Day 314 - Fall leaves and scanning the American Girl catalog.

Day 315 - Pillow fights that never get out of hand....

Day 316 - We had a quick cold front and Troy put these socks on Norah to warm up her tootsies.  We said she looked like a zebra, or a "centaur".  lol

 Day 317 - Grandma and Poppy drove through and Grandma helped Emily with this elaborate plan to trick mommy.  There were 16 items on this list.  Things like: unplugging all the lights, putting all of the pillows in one room, pulling out every stinking drawer possible, putting one pair of several shoes in the middle of my bedroom floor.  You know, just the things that she knew would drive me batty.  Hilarious...i tell ya....hilarious.  Here is another item on the list.  Line up toys on the molding in the porch...hilarious

Day 318 - Love bubble wrap!

Day 319 - Pizza Night!!

Day 320 - Filling our shoe boxes.  One of our favorite things of the season.

Day 307-308 (11/3-11/4)

 Day 307 - All over the place and newly named"Master of Disaster"

This is one of her favorite cabinets...lots of glass!

Day 308 - Dr. Apt.  Weighs 20.8 lbs (30%)

Day 305-306 (11/1-11/2)

Day 305 - We studied giraffes this week.  She made her first origami design.  We watched an Asian man on Youtube fold this giraffe 100 times before we got it right, but she was proud of the results!

Day 306 - Hiking at Moss Rock

Day 297 - 304 (10/24-10/31)

Warning LONG Post!

Day 297 - My girl.  Making a card for her friend.  Her Aunt and Uncle  gave her a card sewing set, and she has enjoyed learning to stitch a little.  I love watching her concentrate!

Day 298 - Garage fun.  Quick update.  Ben is officially unafraid of his bike now and riding like a pro.  Emily is a speedster on her bike and starts and stops on her own.  Norah, is a cutie pie, and likes to be in on the action.

Day 299 - Apple Orchard!  We went to an apple orchard in Jemison, AL and picked our own apples!  I can't wait to go back next year!

Troy looks all tired out here, but Nori is happy!

Day 300 - Fall Festival and our friends church.  Always a fun event!

Ben went as happy Batman!

Nori and happy Leopard

Emily was Belle

Day 301 - Nori is officially walking.  Only taking 10-15 steps at a time, but loves it!  She also loves to slide, all by herself!

More biking fun!

Day 302 - Emily is studying Ancient Greece and the Mycenaean.  Here she made a Mycenaean shield and helmet.

Then we headed to the pumpkin patch in Harpersville.  I forgot my camera, so these are all from my phone.

Day 303 - Painting and carving pumpkins.  A favorite!  I always tell the Pumpkin Patch gospel when we carve.  They love to watch!

Sweet Bobers!

Day 304 - Halloween.  We made sugar cookies for our neighborhood block party, and tried our  hand at caramel apples.

Buzz and his pumpkin!

Belle and her rose

sweet neighbor friends!

 Running, Skipping, jumping to trick-or-treat

At the end of the evening, we looked like this...

and the apples looked like this.  Why did all the caramel melt off???