Blessings Weekend....

The blessings of this past weekend was a couple days at home with nothing really planned but to work on my "to do" list, as it's always got something on it especially when work is crazy, the week ahead is full and December is right around the corner. 

 

Thursday was full of family, food and fun...

 

Friday we baked and decorated...

 

 

Saturday: the girls were silly, dressed themselves and stole Mom's phone/camera to snap a few pictures of each other...

 

Saturday Night: Village of Lights in Grundy Center, which included a horse drawn carriage ride, a view of Mrs. Claus, pretty lights and a balloon toss in which Natalie got a "green" balloon with a note inside stating she won a "green" tractor...

 

 

Sunday: Naps!

 

We are very "thankful" for an extra long blessed weekend!

 

 

 

Happy Thanksgiving....

Hope you and your family had a wonderful Thanksgiving, we sure did with these lil' turkeys...

 

 

All "3" of them as Anna had to be in the picture too! 

 

 

 

 

1st Snowfall....

This past weekend while we were visiting Nathan's parents we got to enjoy the "1st snowfall" and I think the girls approved...that was until Addi was running and face planted it right in the snow, then we were done!

 

 

Onto more days of playing with the white stuff, I'm sure!

 

 

Let's Pray....

Now isn't this the cutest thing we've every seen?

 

 

I snapped this picture of Addi girl praying before our meal a couple

Wednesday nights ago during "Family Meal Time"

 

And she is just a crazy praying girl!

 

 

Sunday - Funday Football Day!

Big Girl Bed....

So this is what happened this past weekend at our house!

Addi went from crib...

To BIG girl bed, and from the picture above I'd say she is enjoying the space.

Now if she would just stay in it ALL night....

Cubbies Treats

Natalie was supposed to take treats to Cubbies last night 

and this is what we came up with....

I guess the kids and teachers enjoyed them as she came home 

last night with just 1 left.

God's Beauty...

Fall will be over before we know it - here are just a few snapshots I've caught over the past couple of months, aren't they just beautiful?
 

 

 

That's God's Beauty at it's finest!

 

Library Story Hour...

When Natalie is sitting nice and quiet listening to the "Library Lady" 

read a couple books at story hour last night, Addi was not having it last night - 

she was in "rare form" so what did we do instead....

play with puppets up in the loft of course!

Oh Addi at times you are something else.....but we still love you!

Awana's Crazy Hat Night

This past Sunday night it was crazy hat night at Awana....

And this is what Natalie came up with!

Halloween Weeeeeeeekend!

I feel like we have been celebrating this holiday for a few days now and when I look back we have....here is some of the fun we've been having.

 

Thursday Night: Trick-or-treating at Friendship Village in Waterloo (also the 1st time this cute lil' ladybug would put on her costume, I've been trying for weeks).

 

 

Friday: Daycare costume parade in the morning!

 

Addison's class....

 

Natalie's class....

 

Trick-or-treating downtown Cedar Falls on Friday afternoon

(just a Mommy & Natalie date)

 

Saturday Morning - kids' Halloween party at some friends' house.

 

Halloween lunch...

 

Pin the nose on the pumpkin...

 

Monster bowling...

 

Here is Natalie with one of the prizes she picked out......

 

And a Halloween slinky (Addison's favorite of course)

 

Addison trying out a spider cracker.

 

Onto our Halloween night - face painting for the butterfly....

 

and ladybug!

 

And out the door we go.....1st stop to our next door neighbors (Allen & Wendy)

 

What a beautiful evening it was and the girls did get - must say they made out pretty good too!

 

Hope everybody had a happy & safe Halloween!