Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope everyone has a fun Thanksgiving! We are off to California to spend the holiday with my family. I'm excited! I love Thanksgiving and can't wait until the holiday season is officially here!
Today was Julia's Kindergarten feast and it was pretty cute! They prepared all of the food on their own. Their feast included turkey and cheese roll-ups, trail mix, fruit sald, ants on a log, and pumpkin pie. They all had to say what they were thankful for before they could eat. Julia said, "My mom." I am thankful for you too Julia!

Our New Family Pictures

We had our family pictures taken a month or so ago. We had them taken by Holly O'Keefe Creative and I think she did a wonderful job! I think she captured each of my girls' personalities so well. We haven't had a family picture since Julia was a baby so I was so excited to get a new one! Since I don't remember how to add a link to Holly O'Keefe Creative(I'm challenged when it come to computers)just visit my blog and look under my favorite sites. If you are interested in getting your pictures for the Holidays book fast because she is a busy mom and doesn't have many appointments left!




My silly little girls!!








This one of Emma kills me! It is so Emma!

Twilight

I am so excited to see this movie I can't "bloody" stand it! ( I stole that line from my sister's blog) Seriously, I haven't been so excited to see a movie since... I don't know Karate Kid? I feel like a teenie bopper again but it is fun! And the young girl at heart that I am has a date with Edward this Thursday at midnight! I'll let you all know how it goes! And don't worry girls, Jason is totally cool with this.

Pumkin Pie Play-Doh

I found this recipe in the Family Fun magazine. Grace and I made it today and it was so fun! It is the perfect size recipe and it is super easy. Kids can make little pumpkin pies, pumpkins, turkeys or anything fall related they can imagine! Here is the recipe!

1 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon oil
1 cup water
6 drops red and 15 drop yellow food coloring

Mix all dry ingredients. Add food coloring to the 1 cup water, stir, and then add oil. Mix together. Cook in a pot over medium low heat until the mixture forms a ball and it doesn't feel sticky anymore. Store in an air tight container. Will keep for one week.

Post Election Thoughts

It is no secret that I am disappointed Obama won. But he won and now all I can do is have hope that he will be a good President for our country. I'm so nervous about where he is going to take this country because he never exactly told us what "change" means. Time will tell.
I'm so tired of the Bush bashing. He made some mistakes but I think it is a great thing that he has kept our country safe from another attack all of these years.
I'm so thankful Prop 8 passed! I was living in California when Prop 22 was passed and it is so amazing to me that four judges overturned the will of the people. I don't think so! Thank you California for passing Prop 8. This will have a positive impact for the whole country. It sends a message that traditional values are still alive and well, even in California. Thank you for quietly and compassionately carrying this burden in the face of true discrimination and intolerance. If there was a silver lining in this election, it was this!

Halloween!

Halloween is such a fun time of year and this year was so much fun! The girls were so excited to be able to go trick or treating with Nana and Papa, Auntie Sarah and their little cousins, Marlie, Kailer, Sadie, and baby Gemma. We love when family comes to visit since most of them do not live here.
This year Emma wanted to be a vampire. I love that she wanted to be something scary! She is such a fun little girl. Julia wanted to be a tooth fairy and Jason made her the cutest tooth wand! She looked so sweet. Gracie started telling me a few days before Halloween that she wanted to be Pooh Bear. Thanks Paige for lending us your costume!! Grace was so happy! This was Crissy's first Halloween and she was Minnie Mouse. All of my babies have been Minnie Mouse! She loved riding in the wagon while her sisters trick or treated.