Thanksgiving

I didn't take a lot of pictures because I was cooking/ eating or drinking the whole day and night but here is what I did take. It was good food, family and even an introduction to the movie Pitch Perfect for my mom. 

Kenzie at the Ophthalmologist

Kenzie had her ophthalmology appointment today. Her eyes are doing great and as you can tell from the picture she wasn't nervous at all. Unlike last time she was actually willing to answer the questions about the pictures she saw.

Stone Soup in Ryan's Class

Ryan's class had their annual Stone Soup veggie prep day, tomorrow it will have been made into soup and the kids will have a big potluck lunch. 

Paint Night

For Amy's birthday this year we went out to a paint night. Everyone (except Leigh- who is NOT a crafter) had a great time. 

Swimming Lessons

Ryan and Audrey are taking swimming lessons together every Monday. I hope by the summer they will be swimming! 

Audrey's Field Trip to the Raleigh Little Theatre

Audrey went on her first ever elementary field trip! The whole class had a great time at the Raleigh Little Theatre. They did an acting class (movement/improv etc) then they got a tour of the theater, backstage, where the build the stage, make costumes, store props etc, do lighting. It was a great inside look at how theater works.   

One on One Date with Audrey

Last weekend I went out with just Audrey for a girls day. It was a lot of fun and she more than either of the other two really enjoy having a parents full attention. This picture is her enjoying her dessert after our lunch out.

Trick or Treating

We met up with the Swartzels for trick or treating this year, we went to a random neighborhood between our two houses. It was great, it was only about an hour and the kids ended up with way too much candy! 

Ryan's Class Halloween Party

Mall Trick Or Treating

We went to a trick or treating outing to the mall. The stores were giving out candy, it's nice because it's short, contained and during the day! Kenzie was batman, Audrey was a storm trooper, Ryan was Luke Skywalker and I was Minnie Mouse. We ended up running into the Swartzels at the mall which added to the fun (especially throwing Darth Vadar into the Star Wars mix of costumes. 

Audrey's Mystery History

Instead of Audrey's class dressing up for Halloween, they instead pick a historical figure, write a book report on that person and then dress up as them for Mystery History day. The class has to guess who they are based on the costume and the book report (which is done like a journal from the point of view of the historical figure). I love the idea of this, the kids get to dress up and they get to learn a lot. Audrey was dressed up as Sally Ride, the first female astronaut.