Getting Ready for Thanksgiving

Every year (except one) since Ryan and I got married, we've spent Thanksgiving with his two sisters and their families. Ryan's sister plans a yummy spread and we all help prepare it. With this yummy meal in mind, I'm learning a new skill. My friend, April, who is amazing in her bread making skills taught me how to not kill yeast. Once I learned that things got a little easier. Thanks to April, I can now make these




I'm addicted to homemade rolls now and we are eating them often. I know that Thanksgiving is several months away but is it wrong that I am already salivating over dinner?

Can this week top last week?

I don't know.
Jack got to see and climb on firetrucks twice last week.
That is hard to beat.

Here's Jack with "the boy" at our neighborhood night out in the park.

Even with the downpour, Jack could not move away from the firetrucks.
He wore his fireman's hat everywhere he went for several days.

He can almost see over the steering wheel.

We're going to the airport today to pick up Ryan. That may top the firetrucks. We'll see.

Travelogue Prayer

We help Jack say prayers as part of his bedtime routine. Last night's prayer was classic. (Jack's words in italics)

Heavenly Father
Thank you for this daaaaay
Thank you for trains
Thank you airplanes
Thank you for cars
Thank you Adam
Thank you singing
Please bless gurrrllll
Please bless mommy
Please bless daddy
Amen

Can you tell what we did today? His prayer is a travelogue of our day and his favorite things.

We went to the airport to drop Daddy off and got to see airplanes. We played with the trains and cars at the children's museum. Jack went to his friend Adam's house and played with trains and played Rock Band (singing). Jack LOVED Rock Band. He danced, sang and clapped for the other players. (Addy loved Rock Band too and fell asleep on my friend April's shoulder as April sang songs from Boston and the B-52's) Can't wait to see what Jack says in his prayer highlights tonight.

Jack's Silly

Jack is rapidly learning to recite all of his story books and will often finish the sentence for us. Having Jack fill in the missing words as we read is a fun game that we play with each book. He even finishes phrases and sentences as we help him pray and we are enjoying seeing some of the fruits of our teaching labor.

Sometimes he fills in the missing word with something unexpected that makes us all giggle.


He brought this art project home from our church nursery. It says, "I can prepare to go to the temple," and shows pictures of things that he can do to prepare. I read the sentence "I can prepare to go to the temple," aloud several times and then read through the ways he can prepare. After I did so I said, "I can prepare to go to the _______."

Jack's fill in word: the moon.

He repeated several times, "I can prepare to go to the moon."


Future NASA employee?

More Jack funnies:

Tonight while Ryan was helping Jack say his prayers, Jack did not mention to bless his mom, his daddy or baby girl like he usually does. He instead blessed helicopter, Thomas, Toby and James.

Jack loves to be silly. He often walks around saying, "I silly," while he tickles his sister or makes funny faces.

Anytime he does something difficult or carries something Jack grunts, "Uh, I strong."

Although he can say Adeline, he prefers to call her "girl." I love over hearing his high little voice say, "Hi, girl," whenever he walks in the room and sees her.

Did anyone see where I put my fruit hat?

one flowing skirt +Mr. Potato Head Earrings+ one pair of green bloomers = one cute little girl.

I can't get enough of these cute pictures.

Makes my heart happy

After driving home from a fun afternoon in Canandaigua, this is what I saw when I opened the door to the backseat. My 12 year -old nephew, Hayden and little Addy asleep. Can this be any sweeter?

Thank you Grandma Shirlene

How happy is he!

Jack is such a lucky boy. Last week, while he was napping, a package arrived and his Daddy put together his new Tricycle. Jack was so excited when he saw his bike when he woke up. He immediately put on his helmet and rode out the front door. He didn't stop riding until we got the the park 2 blocks away.

Addy snuck in a quick ride while Jack was still asleep.