thanksgiving stuffings

AS SEEMS TO BE THE TREND LATELY, OUR SCHEDULE HAS BEEN CRAM-PACKED...

Katie and Anna both had turkey assignments to complete...






Anna had to decorate a turkey with the medium of her choosing. She (we) chose to use up the last of the Halloween candy... but, did you know that Elmer's glue will not hold a Tootsie Roll in place? It melts it. We had quite a mess!





Katie's assignment was a little more in-depth. She had to disguise her turkey, then write a persuasive essay to the farmer as to why she shouldn't get cooked. Her first idea was Harry Potter (of course), but after thinking more about the essay, she went with Barack Obama. You can't cook the President Elect, right? (our little joke was "Obama's a turkey")




Bethany enjoyed the festivities at her preschool...



The 2's were turkeys, the 3's were indians, and the 4's were pilgrims. They feasted on sliced turkey, cheese cubes, tater tots and grapes. There were games and crafts too!


Anna went to the same preschool, so it's fun to see Bethany following the same traditions.








I took Bethany to a Tiny Tot class at the zoo to learn about Thanksgiving animals...
Silly me, I thought we'd get to see a turkey. Instead, we met Twig, the owl (because there were owls at the first Thanksgiving, right?).


She had fun collecting leaves to use as feathers on her turkey art.









And I'm so glad she got to play with the big drum, because I hope to never have one at home!!











The Kindergarteners spent the week learning about Native Americans, so on Friday, they held a POW-WOW...


They designed their own shirts, jewelry and headbands, danced around the school singing their battle cries, and feasted on beef jerky and popcorn.

















Our second annual Thanksgiving camping trip...

This time we went to Guadalupe River State Park, just an hour out of town. The weather was perfect and we had some precious downtime. We enjoyed exploring, skipping stones, fishing, and experimented with some yummy dutch oven campfire recipes!
















Last, but not least, we had a delicious Thanksgiving meal with friends. I really enjoy preparing the whole spread, I just wanted to make sure we'd have enough mouths to put all the food in. We had turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes (Shayne's speciality), sweet potatoes, Waldorf salad, cranberry sauce and more! Pumpkin Chiffon Torte and easy fudge for dessert - yum yum!

We are so thankful for all that we are blessed with!