November Movie Fun

November was a bit busy around here and so we only had 2 movies madness times. One was actually just a date for Cory & I, we watched #42, the Jackie Robinson Movie and ate only food you find at a ball park.

The kiddos started a new tradition, the day before Thanksgiving they celebrated Thanksgiving Charley Brown style with toast, popcorn, pretzels, & candy. We didn't actually have jelly beans left so we substituted in old conversation hearts.

There aren't many movies, that celebrate Thanksgiving so we were a bit hard up for festive ideas, but just wait next month hopefully we will be loaded with fun movie madness ideas!

Celebrating Turkey Dayzz '13 Fergy Style

This was the fun year the twins finally got to make their own festive thanksgiving hats, every other year they just stole the one Phoebe made in school. One their hats it reads Cami is thankful for kitties, Jesus, mom & dad. Josh's hat reads that he is thankful for Jesus, family, & my home.

On Thanksgiving morning our whole family just hung out together in our pjs, thanks to my awesome day before food prep! In the morning I made the kids all watch the Macy's Thanksgiving day parade which they were all really against at first then upset when it finally ended.

For lunch we went to Grandma Fergy's for the big feast! Normally every other year we are the only family who comes, since my family is in Oregon, but this year the Medico's also were able to join us which is always fun to have a bigger gang. Everything always tastes delicious, but unfortunately this year Cory was sick and didn't get to try it all including one of my first ever cheesecakes, which turned out yumm-o and pretty good looking too!

After the feast we all sat together and went through the ads, one of my VERY favorite parts! Poor Sophie was so tired by that point she nearly feel out of her chair falling asleep so uncle Dave cuddled with her as fought going back to sleep.

When we got home I had a little bit until my mad shopping was to begin at 7pm so we enjoyed some more dessert!

That night I went shopping from 7-11, came home slept for a bit and went back out at 4:45, I made out pretty darn GREAT, in the shopping department. The day after Thanksgiving in our home is our family Thanksgiving, so we get all our own yummy leftovers. This year I made a 15 lb turkey and could stand to do a larger one next year! I learned 5 lbs of potatoes is WAAAY more than enough for our family and if you melt a cube of cream cheese in it, they turn out so creamy and leftover potatoes are still creaming and not lumpy.

This year once a week my kiddos filled out and colored a thankful sheet; this worked PERFECTLY for our family and the kids liked coloring the pg. 

Josh (colored a lot, but mainly red): Eyes, Diggers, House, Trees, Christmas Trees, Cat in the Hat, Faces, Presents, Duckies, Jesus, Trees/Leaves, Ballerinas, Water, Dirt /Sand, Windows, Fans, Food, Flowers, Uncle Davie, & Pumpkins.

Cami (mainly scribbled, next to Phoebe's pics): Trains, Jesus, Our house, Friends, Sophie's poopy diapers (Sophie is potty trained, so ???), Crayons, Tongues, Hands, Food, Toys, Clothes, Tummies, Killer whales, Grandma, & Homework.

Phoebe (colored perfectly & stayed neatly in the lines): Crayons, House, Clothes, Beds, Jesus/ Heavenly Father, Duckies, Parents, Home, Thanksgiving, Flowers, Food, Trees, Ballerinas, Family, Gift of Tongues, Our Room, & Books.

Sophie (colored very little, next to Josh's all red ones): Jesus, diggers, & our home

I really enjoyed all our Thanksgivings this year, it was relaxing & I wish every year could be as this year. 

Thankful Turkey Time '13

We always start the first Monday n November with having a lesson on gratitude and then make our annual Thankful Turkey. Even though we have good intentions to use it every year it usually becomes more of a decoration than a useful gratitude jar. This kids really love it, however, so we continue to make it every November.

This year all the kiddos were old enough to participate to it was even more fun and chaotic to make.

This year we fit our hand feathers on a pickle jar, but Our cute little turkey's hands are continuing to grow and I fear one year we may have to use a small drum to fit all the not so little turkey "finger" feathers.

Chinet House Party

In the beginning of November I was chosen to hose another house part this time for Chinet bake-ware.

For my party I chose to have a luncheon and serve some of my favorite holiday classic sides and Costco chicken.

We didn't nearly have the turnout that RSVP that they were coming so I am really grateful to all those who did come, because we had a TON of food!!

This was a pretty easy house party as all I had to do was cook food and not plan any other games or activities, not to mention it tasted delicious and thanks to Chinet's new toss and Go bake-ware clean up was a breeze!

October '13 Tidbits

In October the kids discovered a new secret hiding spot under the sink and since then on multiple occasions I have found kids in there sneaking treats, BUSTED Sophie.

October also brought Ducks football into full swing, don't worry we are properly indoctrinating our children to choose the right, GO DUCKS!

We started off the beginning to the month with a dusting of snow, luckily that wasn't followed up by much more.

October also unfortunately brought with is a speedy flu bug that swept through a could of our kiddos beginning with the weest one.

October also brings one of my most favorite holidays, a sign of all the fun holiday funess for the next 3 months to come. This year grandma/pa Potts sent the kids fun window stickers , which the kids played with non stop until they were all ruined or completely lost their stick. I also got a new decoration, a fun new wreath my neighbor helped me make!

One morning Josh crawled into our bed and refused to get out so I have to make the bed around him and told him the only way I know how to get lumps out of a bed it to beat them out, which was a consequence he was willing to face.

For fun one day I compared foot size after shoe shopping for Phoebe and Cami, really thought they were still about the same size, but clearly they are not! Below: Right pic is SOPHIE vs PHOEBE (Phoebe- the 6 yr Leftold is barely larger than Sophie- the 2 yr old) Right Pic is PHOEBE vs CAMI ( Phoebe- the 6 yr old is waaay smaller than Cami the 4 yr old).

One night Cory surprised me and with a romantic date night, this is the first time in our 8+ yr history I have ever gotten a bouquet of flowers! It was a fun night we enjoyed our "European" date night while watching The Tourist.

Miss Sophie tried so hard to keep up with her old siblings, but sometimes I find her in random spots around the house all tuckered out and sleeping.

Towards the end of the month we took all the kids out for ice cream since they all have birthday coupons for free ice-cream at Cold stone, we invited grandpa/ma out to join in on the fun. Cami eventually joined the fun, she started off so sad because she dropped a 1/2 a teaspoon of her ice-cream on the floor at cold stone and I wouldn't let her lick it back up, so instead she ignore the rest of her 99.99999% of ice-cream left to cry and morn the lost of her 1/2 of a teaspoon.

October is always a busy month in out home and this year was no exception!