A fun weekend!

We had a great Thanksgiving! The kids got to play with their cousins, the adults got to relax and visit, and we all got to eat lots of yummy food!


Today we went up to the mountains with my family to cut down our own Christmas tree. It's been a family tradition for as long as I can remember. Katie and Jace loved playing in the snow...luckily there was just enough to sled a little. However, Gage didn't love it and spent most of the time in the car with someone. Oh well...next year he'll have fun. The pickings were slim this year as far as good trees, but we were able to find one we liked (thanks to Scott's hiking and hiking and hiking...). I love mountain trees. They're pretty sparse looking compared to store bought ones, but I just love them! We're looking forward to decorating the house tomorrow!

Let it snow!

We finally had snow that stayed! When the sun came out this afternoon we put on all our snow gear and went outside. The snow wasn't sticky so there was no snowman building, but the kids still had fun throwing it and stomping through the piles.


I came into Gage's room the other day to find this happy face. He had just woken up in the morning and Jace decided to go in and put all of his toys in there with him. What a nice brother!

Projects

I have been busy doing some projects lately. I don't do this often so I'm probably good for at least another five+ years. : )

Family home evening board with frames displaying the kids' artwork.
I used my sisters vinyl machine to do some letter blocks. These ones say 'Give Thanks' on one side and 'Fall' and 'Autumn' on the other side.
I also did blocks for all of the kids to put in their rooms. It's their one and only decoration right now.

Yummmmm!

I have been doing a lot of this lately....

Home made fruit leather and dried fruit are so good! And it's a great snack for the kids...they eat it up!I'm hooked on dehydrating now. I've been using my mom and sister's dehydrators...and now I want one of my own!