Turkey Hands 2014

A little snow

We just had a light dusting the day before Thanksgiving, but the kids were thrilled that it stuck around for a little while:

Fashion Sense

Abby has all of a sudden gotten much more interested in fashion and crafting her outfits (including hair accessories, jewelry and shoes) with care. Here are a few recent picks:

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

With Thanksgiving in the bag, the Christmas season is officially upon us. Benji visited with this Santa at the Boar's Head, where he asked for a Wii(!):

Not so sure he wants to talk to Santa

Ok...maybe I will do this

Get on Santa's lap? Sure!

Berenstain Bears Live!

Almost every single day of first grade, Benji has brought home a Berenstain Bear book from the school library (as did Abby her first grade year). When we heard this show was coming to the Paramount, we asked Benji if he wanted to go and he jumped off the couch pumping his first with excitement. The show was an amalgamation of three of the books and Benji was excited to recognize the plot:

Harvest Feast

Benji's first grade class held their annual Harvest Feast, complete with hand made place mats:

Hot Cocoa Afternoon

As the days get colder, Benji and I often have cocoa after school  Here, he wanted to make it himself.