November's Highlights

I did not do a great job taking photos in November – this month seemed to fly past!  We took the kids to the Veteran’s Day parade and held at the fair grounds on 5th.  The weather was great and the kids loved playing in the leaves! 

Imagine our surprise when Billy opened the local section of the paper the next day and saw a photo of the kids and me at the parade!  Billy was with us, but I guess the photographer didn’t capture him.

Alexa’s school had a really nice Veteran’s Day ceremony the Thursday before Veteran’s Day.  Billy was not going to be able to attend because he had a final that same morning, but he found out two days before the ceremony that the final was pushed back and he was able to attend!  Alexa was soooo excited to have her Daddy there (if you can’t tell by the smile!)

I have a neighbor who enjoys ‘crafting’ as much as I do, so we decided to host weekly craft afternoons for our kiddos throughout the winter to give them something to do.  We started our 'crafts club' on November 10th.  Our first project was making a turkey basket out of paper, and though a little chaotic, I think the afternoon was a success!  The kids definitely enjoyed it and all six were back the next week for to make turkey game pieces and play a turkey game (I forgot to take photos of that week). 

On the 19th, we took the kids to the Bass Pro Shop - seems like an odd choice for the holidays I'm sure, but they had a really cute 'Santa's Wonderland' where the kids could meet Santa, make a Christmas craft, and play with several of Bass Pro Shop's signature children's toys.  We went with another DCP family and all of the kids has a blast!  Again though, I didn't take enough photos.

We went to Ohio for Thanksgiving and had a great time catching up with friends – unfortunately, I didn’t take any photos during our visit.

Our tradition is to typically put up the Christmas decorations the weekend after Thanksgiving.  Due to our limited space in the apartment, we had to think creatively to figure out where to put a tree.  We ended up using a four foot tree the mantle – no floor space required. I think it still turned out pretty cute, and both kids got their fill of decorating between hanging ornaments on the living room tree and the trees in each of their bedrooms. 

We even had help from a special visitor...who apparently likes Starbucks!