A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

 

We decided to celebrate Thanksgiving Eve by watching the movie "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" with our friends Ellie & Sloane.   And what better way to get into the holiday spirit than to serve the girls the Thanksgiving Feast that Snoopy made for the his friends...buttered toast, some pretzel sticks, a handful of popcorn & a few M&M's (well in the movie they serve a few jelly beans but we decided to serve a few M&M's instead :)  The girls sure enjoyed Snoopy's take on Thanksgiving & they thought it was very funny that the movie ended with Snoopy & Woodstock enjoying Turkey & all the trimmings along with a big slice of pumpkin pie.   We are now ready for Thanksgiving...Bring on The TURKEY!!! :)

 

 

India Princesses

 

Enjoying some dress-up fun wearing dresses from India that Ellie (and her Mommy Mandy) brought back from their last trip to India!!!  The girls thought it was super cool to dress up like the little girls do everyday in India. "And they get to wear scarfs too!!!" says Gracie!!! :) I absolutely love how cute they each look too.

 

Girls Night In

 

Daddy had plans with some of his friends tonight so we hosted a "Girls Night In" at our house with some of our favorite friends :)  The girls helped plan the menu which included kid favorites & after dinner they enjoyed lots & lots of girly fun in their room. :)

 

Apple Fontina Pizza.

 

"Absolutely Delicious!!!"  And so fun to make too :)

 

Pizza Cooking Class

 

What better way to kick-off the Thanksgiving Holiday & a week off of school too :) then going to a Thanksgiving inspired cooking class with some friends.  Since the girls love pizza, we thought it would be fun to make a fancy one that we may just add to our Thanksgiving menu this year.  The little chefs made an Apple Fontina Pizza.  They started by rolling the dough & then chopped the onion & garlic, sliced the apples & shredded the fontina & parmesan cheese.  After helping clean up the kitchen they enjoyed the best part...tasting their masterpieces.   "Absolutely delicious" according to Josie!!!  :)



Pretty Butterfly

 

This week Gracie's class is studying Native Americans & to get into the theme each child got to pick a Native American name.  Gracie chose the name "Pretty Butterfly" which was not surprising since she has always loved butterflies & butterfly was also one of the first words she learned too :)  To help her get into the theme, we thought it would be fun for the entire family to have a Native American name. So we each selected one & have been calling each other by the name all week.  Daddy was "Tall Tree, Mommy was "Bright Sunshine" & Josie was "Pretty Blossom".   Such a fun way to celebrate culture. Pictured above is her name plate at school.

 

Our Little Turkey

 

Gobble, Gobble, Gobble...fun turkey crafts from school!!! :)