All things Thanksgiving

I made:

A new leafy garland:
(The inspiration came from this awesome Potterybarn garland, and the fact I didn't want to spend $60!).

A happy Thanksgiving ruffly pillow:
(Which I made from a tutorial I found online. The link is not on this laptop. If you want it, I will email you.)

And one of my friends told me about this idea that she heard in Relief Society. I wasn't there because... I am in YW, but I thought it was such a fun idea...

The twins and I cut out MILLIONS of feathers on my cricut, and cut out a turkey.
We wrote a small note to those we sent them to saying they needed to write their name and what they are thankful for on the feathers and send them back.
If you love getting snail mail... well besides bills, then this is the best thing you will ever do!
We just started getting the feathers back and the twins are so excited to go to the mailbox!
We sent out 20 letters, and have only received 4 letters back so far, but look how full our Thankful Turkeys tail feathers is!

It is fun to see what your loved ones are thankful for too.

Here is our turkey a couple days ago...
Berkleigh is way into posing for the camera right now, so I just go with it. Vogue!




Here is our turkey today, as of Friday, November 13! We can't wait for more!
Happy Thanksgiving!

Our Week

So I wasn't in a blogging mood this week.. but I should, so here is our week thus far...preschool. It kinda consumes me when it is my turn to teach. Good thing I only teach every 6 weeks!

I went 6 weeks with 4 hours a week without my children! It was lovely!

This week our theme was a science theme: Animal Homes.

We had pictures of animals and the kids had to put them with the appropriate home.

We talked about how birds make their nests and then we did a little creative drama (that is for you Megan!) We went outside, flapped our wings like birds, and picked up twigs, grass, straw, string and leaves to make our birds nests.

We came back in and made our nests:

We read The Very Busy Spider, Duck on a Bike, In the Small Small Pond, On the African Savanna, and the Little House.

We made beehives (this was a last minute spontaneous idea... like 10 minutes before the kids got to my house):We learned the letter B.

I made each kid a paper with 3 different habitats or homes on it, a desert, a farm, and the ocean. We had lots of cut out animals and they had to put them in the right "home".
We went on a bear hunt. You know that song? Love it... "with big green eyes, and a fuzzzzy little tail. I'm not scared!"

And we played a hopscotch type game but with lily pads. The first time they just practiced jumping on each one. The second time, I flipped over the lily pads and they had the letters we have learned so far. They had to jump on the pad, say the letter and sound and continue.

I forget sometimes how much I love teaching, and I forget how tired I get! When I want to craft at night, I end up in bed asleep. early. Early being 11. :)

love

This cute couple tied the knot this past weekend. It was wonderful and TIRING to be with them this weekend.


I don't have any pictures of the beautiful event, but I have a picture of my bouquet that I am still enjoying!

body language

Can't you tell the exact emotions going on in this picture...

Berkleigh: I do not want to be close to this HUGE ant.

Berkleigh's Eyes: I am keeping you in my sights you big ugly bug.
Berkleigh's Legs: You are not putting me down mom. Clench.

Mom: You will take a picture with this bug... and like it. :)

Mom's hand: Death grip on Merrick's arm.
Mom's body: Leaning into said ant to look like we all want to be there.
Mom's smile: Fake.

Merrick: Is he real?

Merrick's face: Confusion. Didn't I see him in a movie?

Merrick's body: Cowering away from Flick.

Flick: I am going to pretend I am having a wonderful time, although these kids are scared of me

and it is 100 degrees outside and I am dying of heat in this blue getup.

By the way, my kids did ask to get a picture with him before all the above happened.

independence

He wanted to put on his pjs by himself...

It took 10 minutes.

What would you do?

I came home to find a neatly wrapped "little" box on the counter.

I asked Tyson where it came from, he was being sneaky and said, "I don't know, why don't you open it."

So I did.

Inside was a note, "To: Mrs. T Scott
From: Dr. ___
Thanks for lending Tyson to me."

And a drum roll please... the gift card is to Fashion Island and the Irvine Spectrum in the amount of $150!!!

Tyson works with the doctor quite a bit, and this doctor has given us some great things...
the $150 gift card to Morton's
$50 gift card to Starbucks

and now my very own gift card. How thoughful...

So the question is... how do I spend it?

Do I buy LOTS of stuff at Forever 21, Old Navy, Target etc and get lots of new clothes and accessories?

Or do I go to my FAVORITE store EVER, Anthropologie, and buy a couple of REALLY nice things I would normally not buy myself?

OR do I use that money towards a pair boots I have wanted for a long time, but would still have to pay $100 of my own money to get them...?

What would you do?

Busiest Halloween Ever

We started off the day by going to the Cal State Fullerton Pumpkin Launch. Could you start the day off any better than that?
We got to watch pumpkins be launched from huge catapults across a soccer field.

Here is one, cause I know you don't believe us. :)


They had mini catapults for the kids..


Then we came home, took naps, and got ready for a night of asking for candy..
We went to our neighborhood Albertson's and strip mall for some trick or treating with these fine folks...


Then it was off to grandma and grandpa's house for more trick or treating, stew and wassail, and apple crisp!
Tyson was an In n Out Worker. He had the huge safety pin and everything. (Oh, and that is not sweat... it is the print on his shirt that is inside out.)

It was SOO beautiful last night! A perfect night for a walk outside. The Haights came with us, and it was so nice to be in a real neighborhood, with real houses... makes us excited for our own! (someday)




I am kinda glad October is over, but I sure do love celebrating it!