Thanksgiving...come and gone...wow--where does the time go?
I started making rolls and pies the day before Thanksgiving (the 21st) Of course all my kids wanted to help. They all had a good time with the flour. Noah liked eating it.
This is Thanksgiving Morning. Jim and Georgia (Garrett's parents) were coming over to eat with us. They volunteered to make the turkey, cranberries and a TollHouse Pie! (My favorite, besides the banana cream pie that I made.) The kids are helping get the bread ready for the stuffing.
And trying to get glimpses of the Macy's Parade.
Little Helpers
Maggie set us a lovely Fall table
Turkey's Ready!
Grandpa and Noah
The kid table
We had a few too many pies. In addition to the ones that Georgia and I made, Garrett bought a Pecan and a Pumpkin pie at Costco.
Later that night before Jim and Georgia left, Garrett needed help moving our fireplace switches to the opposite side of the wall because we were FINALLY getting a mantel put in (yea!!) and it was going to be where the switches were. Noah loves to drill and really wanted to help.
Nov. 23
The kids got out the Wii and were playing Mario Kart. Noah grabbed a controller and started driving, thinking he was the one making it go. It didn't help that all the girls were cheering for him and really making him think that he was driving. It was pretty funny.
Look at that face!!
Nov 26
One morning after I got home from taking the girls to school, Bella and Noah were so excited to see 2 deer in our back yard, and they were really close!
Every 4th grader studies NW Coastal Indians in the fall and they get to put together an Indian Village for homework. They call it a family project because they know that most of the kids will have adult help, and they want to encourage that. This was Lydia's the night before she turned it in, after she and Garrett finished it up.
The Totem Pole
lady cooking fish
My personal favorite is the canoe.
Their longhouse...with the sleeping chief inside.
Mountains with the eagle flying over.
They did a great job on it.
Nov. 27th
The Big Day
Before...
During...
and After!
Close-up view. We love it and have been waiting forever to have a mantel. Now, I'm having a hard time decorating it though because I want to make sure I put up something that is Mantle-worthy! :)
Nov 30th
Along with making their villages, the 4th graders also put on a Potlatch. A Potlatch is a big party or celebration. Sometimes it included weddings and tall tale stories and always included feasting and dancing and trading. We got there a little early so that we could get a front row seat!
The 4th graders sang songs, read poems, demonstrated dances, and read stories that they had written about how things came to be. Like Lydia's was about "How the Buffalo Got it's Fur." Such a cute story, she is very creative.
Lydia is the very top row, third person from the left.
She didn't have any speaking parts, but she did get to play the glockenspiel.? Kind of like a xylophone.
Lydia showing her native american hat and necklace after the potlatch.
Wow--look at me all caught up to December! :)
2 comments:
Yay, you're now caught up to December! Looked like a nice Thanksgiving with lots of yummy pies. It's cute to see your kids helping. Love how Noah thought he was playing MarioKart. Lydia's project was awesome! I think I remember Maggie doing a project like that that was pretty detailed. And how fun to have deer in your backyard! It was great talking to you today!!!!
Looks like a really great Thanksgiving! Glad that you had family with you. Great project Lydia!
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