Saturday, November 24, 2007

Candyland Birthday


Lincoln's birthday party was a lot of fun. I'm really glad Jeff thought of putting candles on Lincoln's sausage at breakfast because I didn't end up getting a picture of him blowing out his candles on his cake!

I have to give another huge thanks to my mom for helping me get ready all day for this party. She is a trooper!

Our party started in the toy room with a molasses hot potato game and we followed a board game like trail throughout the house for activities at different stations. We dropped unshelled peanuts into a jar for a peanut brittle treat. We made animal noises for a candy cane from the Christmas tree, had a lollipop hunt in the "forest," made candy necklaces out of cereal and made gingerbread houses. I think all of the kids had a great time.

Dare I say that Lincoln was sick once again? He was pretty groggy from a really long nap (which was helpful in preparations) and had a fever. He participated some, and I think enjoyed it, but you could definitely tell that he was not himself.



Friday, November 23, 2007

Just a quick quote

Lincoln brought me a feather and said, "Look Mom! A bird leaf came in our house!"

Thursday, November 22, 2007

Hosting Thanksgiving

We hosted our first Thanksgiving this year. It was SUCH a fun day! Jeff is recovering from a cold, so he didn't want to do his usual cooking. His sister Amy spent the night the night before so that we could get up early and start the stuffing and turkey. We did that and pies and some green beans and everyone brought everything else. It wasn't ever stressful, and in fact was a lot of fun. It was a really enjoyable day with the family and even though I'm tired, I'm feeling very fulfilled.

We squeezed 17 people into our eating area at two tables. Our giant table held all 10 adults and a smaller folding table was perfect for the seven kids. I even broke out the China since it never gets used. The kids enjoyed playing together and we had a very pleasant afternoon just enjoying one another.

Now it's time to get ready for party number two for the week: Lincoln's Candyland birthday party is Saturday. Boy do I wish we could serve leftover pie instead of cake!
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