Thanksgiving Activities

The Thursday before Thanksgiving our play group did some Thanksgiving themed activities.

Here Grace is adding feathers to our turkey.
We did a water table with a "gravy" theme. The kids had fun playing in the water with ladels, measuring cups, & even a turkey baster.
We did a thankfulness tree where the kids traced their hand and then wrote something they were thankful for. Grace really got into this one. She made most of the "hands" pictured.
We moved to a bigger room because our group has been growing.
The craft project was making a place setting. The girls loved this and we ended up with at least 4 of them...

Titus gets in on the action playing with our "Mayflower" (a.k.a. Little People Pirate Ship)

Laurie did a GREAT job with the planning! We also had a fun snack mix with different items that taught about Thanksgiving like marsh mellows (snowy winter), goldfish (Indian taught to fish), pretzels (praying hands), Trix (berries), and candy corn (Indians taught to grow corn).

1st Annual Holst Cattle Sale

Thanks to Holst Creative Touch for these pictures!

This November my brother & his wife Erin held their 1st Annual Holst Cattle Sale. For those of you unfamiliar with the cattle business that is a big deal. So our whole family was there to support them. It was a very cold and windy day, so when we got there super early it was pretty empty. I spent most of the morning keeping an eye on the kids while I prayed over and over again that God would prompt every cattle man in the tristate area to come! And he did answer. A good size crowd arrived just in time for the sale and it went great for a first sale. I was so nervous for them and so proud of them all at the same time. Here are some of my favorite pictures from the day.

The auction gets going.
Dad & Cody checking on the cattle.
Even my Mom-o and Grandma came for the sale.
Faith sporting Papa's Sullivan & Son Auction Hat

The girls enjoyed playing with Roxie while we waited.




The Whole Gang

Thanks you God for blessing us with such a amazing family & a great first sale!

Grocery Store Tour

Sampling holiday grapes in the produce department.

Watching the baker airbrush some cupcakes.
A hairnet and pumpkin fluff from the deli.
Checking out the pig face in the ground pork at the meat counter.
One of the walk-in coolers.
Running in and out of the freezer.
They are saying, "Grocery Store Tour!"

Last week was a bit crazy at our house....just a bit! I hosted a Pampered Chef Party. Being a hostess is definitely on the list of things that was WAY easier before we had children. However, I love my kids and I still love hosting even if it is a lot more work. (I just only love it like a few time a year now) Kristina came on Wednesday night and we were able to do a few things while the kids slept including visit uniterupted (which is always nice) Thursday Kristina cooked lots of yummy food while I did dishes, cleaned, and kept the kids occupied.

For playgroup we were going on a grocery store tour. So, while Kristina cooked and the babies slept I took Grace, Sadie, & Faith to the tour. They really enjoyed it. At each area of the grocery store we visited they got to eat something. So, they had lots of treats. Fresh grapes in the produce section, pumpkin fluff in the deli, a bite of brat from the meat counter, cheesestick in the dairy section, a "received" stamp at the unloading dock, and a warm chocolate chip cookie from the bakery. It was a very yummy tour- thanks County Market!