Happy Helper

Jayden has been my new companion in the kitchen.  He was my helper this year for Thanksgiving.  He was so willing to do whatever needed to be done for the meal.  He was so excited to tell everyone about all the foods that he helped prepared at dinner.  Maybe I have a little Chef in the making? 

First Turkey

Jessica helped make Thanksgiving dinner this year. She was such a big help to me and it was a lot of fun to get to visit with her. She made the pumpkin pie filling and got the turkey ready to go in the oven. After a few tears I finally convinced her to put her hand in the turkey and get out the giblets and put onions and stuff inside. Now she can say that she has done her first turkey so the next time won't be as tough! Congratulations on a job well done Jess!

Congrats Jessica!

I'm a little slow at posting, but there are a couple things that have happened to Jessica lately. First off, Jessica made the Honor Roll (you have to have all A's & B's) for the last quarter. The school that the girls go starts doing letter grades in the 5th grade. She was so excited to get on the Honor Roll. She said that she really wants to work hard this quarter to get on the Principal's List(you have to have all A's).

Second up is Jessica's new haircut. She went in a couple weeks ago and got it all cut off. She got over 7 inches cut off. She was hoping to donate it to Locks of Love, but her hair wasn't quite long enough (you need 10 inches).

Jessica helped with all of the cooking this year for Thanksgiving! She was so determined to help. She still didn't like touching the turkey, but you could tell how proud she was that she did it! She made the pumpkin pie pretty much herself as well. It was so nice to have a little helper in the kitchen this year.







She is growing into such a little lady and I am so proud to call her my daughter.

Thanksgiving Treasures

I was a boring, boring person for Halloween. I didn't get any decorations out because I knew exactly what was going to happen when the boys were around. I don't know what got into me today but I thought that I would decorate a little bit for Thanksgiving. (Maybe it has a little to do with going to JoAnn's last night and seeing all the fall decor 70% off!) The boys thought that it was Christmas around our house as I was pulling out the pumpkins and other fall paraphernalia. I keep on finding stuff put here and there throughout the house. They found some old cameras today (yes, I wasn't paying close attention to them as I was getting out the fall decorations). I would find that they would cluster a bunch of stuff together and take pictures of it. The stuffed turkey is the prized possession for the both of them. They both already have bite marks on their backs over good ol' Tom turkey. I have to keep reminding myself though that kids are what makes the holidays fun. As long as Tom still has a head by Thanksgiving I will be a happy mom. I can't even imagine what is going to happen around here when the Christmas stuff comes out of the boxes. :)

(In the 1st video Jayden is saying "wahoo" to the turkey to get its attention for its portrait. . . just thought that I would clarify.)

My 2 little helpers. What would I do without them?