Thursday, November 24, 2011

Giving Thanks

I am always thankful for the many things I have.
This year I was especially thankful for my close friend who invited us over for Thanksgiving dinner.
Unfortunately, one of the people I am so thankful for, Joe, was not able to be there with us.
He had to work.
At least I had my girls with me...
Happy Thanksgiving!

Monday, November 21, 2011

The Preschool Turkeys

The preschool feast is upon us.
Along with the feast, there will be treats galore.
Here are the little guys I was responsible for...
I am thankful for so many things.
This little turkey ranks very high on that list...
I am thankful that she has her own little friends this year.
Evan is one of her favorites...
Our turkey day celebration began with a turkey craft...
Then it was snack time.
We tried tying in the idea of the Mayflower with these boats that we filled with goldfish...
In order to prevent the kids from poking themselves on the flag stick (a.k.a skewer), we added a marshmallow.
Notice what is missing from Sophia's...
She couldn't resist...
The goldfish snack was a hit with all of the kids...
After the snack, while the kids played, we got the feast all set up.
Here is Joe's contribution...
The kids had a very personalized table setting...
They munched and chatted...
About all of the things they are thankful for.

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Christmas Photo Session

In lieu of paying someone to take the girl's pictures for our annual Christmas card, I figured I would give it a shot (no pun intended).
The girl's seemed to be camera ready this morning...
I tried to follow some tips from other photographers to make the most out of my mini shoot.
I found a good backdrop
(I actually used the roundabout in our housing development).
I made sure to take the pictures between 7-10 am, when the light is best.
8:30 seemed to be a good time for us.
I set up my two subjects and began clicking away...
I never normally have trouble getting cute pictures of my girls, but because I wanted them really bad, I couldn't get them to focus.
Sophia would look away...
But then she made up for it by giving me these shots...
They would do this when I told them to put their arms around each other.
(For the record, I love this shot of them, but wasn't sure if it was what I wanted on our cards)...
After asking Sophia to calm down, she got a little melancholy...
So I focused on a smiling Lily for a moment...
Then Sophia was all good and ready to finally give me the shot I was hoping for...
Which one will it be...
I guess you will just have to wait for our little card in the mail to find out.
Anyone interested in being added to our mailing list?

Friday, November 18, 2011

The Pilgrims and the Indians

There was a feast today.
It was to celebrate Thanksgiving.
Today's feast brought together the Indians (kindergarteners) and the Pilgrims (their 8th grade buddies)...
Lily sat at a table with her two buddies, Madison and Lexie...
Also at the party was Indian Grace Anne (one of Lily's closest pals)...
The kids feasted and then sailed away on the Mayflower...
Joe and I wanted to sail away with our little indian as well...
I'm just thankful Lily allowed us to do so.