Sophie's Thanksgiving Program

Sophie's preschool Thanksgiving program has come and gone and the kids did a great job with their meal preparation and performance.

As always, the tables were decorated with festive crafts and the meal was served after the kids filed in and said the prayer.

"We give thanks, we give thanks, we give thanks for friends and food!"

"Amen!"

Sophie and I were very thankful that Great Verna came to spend the morning with us.  And also that she helped all the children make applesauce earlier in the fall in preparation for this program.

After a tasty meal, the kids returned to the risers to entertain us with their Thanksgiving songs.

Incorporating handmade tom-toms into the music.

Mya & Stella approve of their homemade pumpkin cake.

The three girls with their buddy, Jax.

More friends.

Nana & her granddaughters.

And one with Great Verna too!

These next few crack me up.  Mya did NOT want her picture taken.  Actually, none of them were very excited about this photo op we were having.

But we can always count on Stella to smile!!  

Standing seemed to cheer up the two on the left.

And finally, the best one of our preschoolers.

Good Grades Date

Will's grade card came back with good marks this period.  So another celebratory date was in order!  This time it was daddy's turn.  They dressed up (matchy-matchy) and hit up Five Guys for lunch before catching a movie.  It can be assumed that this was a great afternoon for them both.  ;)

While the boys were out, Sophie set up another block castle on TOP of the dining room table.  Not my first choice, but she looked so cute up there working so intently.  

And then us girls had a little tea party lunch with passion fruit tea.

Hoping both kids took away great memories of this day.  It was a high point of the weekend for all four of us.  ;)

Cousins

Play date night with our cousins while their mom and dad were on a date.

First, attempted group pics.  Always an easy success.  Kidding.

After a dance party and dinner, the girls took a bubble bath together.

Bedtime reading.

And then some coloring before I drove Mya & Stella home for bed.

Stella was coloring Sophie a "surprise picture" so Sophie had to close her eyes... 

...for a really long time.  Haha!