November Snapshots

November was filled with activities at home and outings!  I volunteered at Abby's school one Friday and snapped this pic of her at lunch.  She was excited to do some shopping at the Spirit shop and buy this dragon glitter headband.

We planted our pansies at the beginning of the month.

One weekend, we all did some Christmas shopping at Cabella's.

The girls had fun packing and wearing their purple purses on the shopping trip.  They were quick to whip out their sunglasses.

Caroline waited with me at Abby's dance class one evening in her cape she colored.  The hour long wait was a lot more fun in a costume!

We often enjoy the public library on Saturday mornings.  Caroline was Rapunzel for this outing.

Caroline is our little mommy and tucks in her babies at night making sure to arrange them from biggest to smallest.

We wrapped up swim lessons in November and will resume them in February.  The last day, Abby got to dive off the diving block.

The girls had fun making cake pops with GiGi on Abby's birthday weekend.  She got this contraption as a gift from a friend.  It was an interesting cooking session.

Abby and Caroline also put on a puppet show for GiGi and PawPaw.

Chloe wasn't sure what to think about the puppets.

Momo arrived in November.  In this pic, the girls are showing her our ant farm.

Our neighbor passed down some fun winter hats.

One afternoon, I took the girls to downtown Grapevine to try on Christmas outfits.  We were trying to get some that had matching sets for their dolls.  We decided they looked too much like pajamas, but had lots of fun trying them out.  Caroline was hysterical as she struck different poses for me.

 Afterward, they had fun posing in front of all the different decorations on Main Street.

 They asked me to take a pic of them next to this statue.

 They were very excited to check out this pioneer cabin and wagon they thought were similar to Laura's in Little House.

I snapped this pic of Caroline sharing her letter H show and tell at school.  She was thrilled Abby let her take her horse she got for her birthday.

 Daddy and Caroline baked cookies in the Easy Bake Oven one afternoon.

Gobble Til You Wobble

This past week, Caroline had her school feast.  She was Princess Star.

Friday, Abby had a Gobble Til You Wobble program and I volunteered all morning in her class.  The Kindergarten classes rotated to every room and made a Thanksgiving craft.  It was a good morning, but Abby had a cold and wanted to go home right after singing, so she missed her feast.

More Birthday Celebrations

Nonnie cooked my birthday dinner a couple of weekends early, as the real date fell during such a busy time.  It was a relaxing night and fun to stretch out the celebrations.

 

 The girls gave me the royal treatment and had me prop my feet up while I opened presents.

 My real birthday was the day of Abby's party. After Sunshine Glaze, GiGi and PawPaw took us to Cheesecake Factory for dinner.

The waiters sang to Abby and me.

We had one more birthday event on Tuesday when Caroline and I took a cookie cake to Abby's school.  Abby was very excited to stand on the stool while Mr. Francis led the class in Happy Birthday, kid style.  That wrapped up the birthday parties for a month.  Next up is Pops! 

Celebrating with Friends

The day after our family pizza party, Abby celebrated with her friends at Sunshine Glaze.  It was a butterfly party.  We arrived early and the girls had fun helping set the table and making Abby's birthday plate.

The birthday girl gets a plate with her handprint in the middle and the fingerprints of her friends around the edge.  She also picked out the colors her guests would use to paint their butterfly boxes.

 I somehow missed getting a pic of Abby blowing out these candles, but we did get it on video.  Whew!

 The girls painted butterfly boxes and  . . .

  . . .played butterfly bingo.  Momo arrived in Southlake just in time for the party!

 Abby opened her gifts at the end of the party.  She was so grown up making sure to open the card first or find the tag and then finding each friend to say thank you.  I think she had a good time with her friends and I really enjoyed having the party at a place.  It was the most relaxing party I've ever thrown.