November.... Where did it go?

Here we are at the end of November and I'm once again wondering, where did the month go? Time seems to be speeding up every day and the months just fly by. Also, the weather here is so fabulous right now, it doesn't seem possible that it is the end of November. Here is a recap of some of the events at our house the past few weeks......


Peyton had two loose front teeth. As you can see, this one was barely hanging on for about 9 days. We tried and tried to convince Peyton to pull it out or to let us pull it out, but she wouldn't do it. We even tied dental floss around her tooth and the door knob to see if she would slam the door and pop it out, but once again, she wouldn't do it. She had a dentist appointment to have some cavities fixed and the dentist was able to get her to agree to let him wiggle it out. I only agreed to this after he told me he wouldn't charge me for the "extraction". She is so funny, our Peyton doesn't have any tolerance for pain, discomfort or anything of the sort.

One less tooth to brush!!! Now we need to start wiggling the one next to the empty space.

The girls school does a fun event every year in November called the Turkey Trot. The P.E. department spends the month of November having the kids train for the race and they focus on physical activity and the importance of being active. Here are the 3rd grade girls lined up and ready to go. Peyton is in the pink shirt on the far right side.

Here she is finishing the race. She didn't win or beat any records, but she ran (ok, more like jogged) and finished the race and that's what counts.

Peyton and Abby were racing buddies.

After the race there was a drawing for goodies and prizes. Peyton was picked and she chose a box of yummy sugar cookies with lots of frosting!

The race was shorter for the Kindergartners and they actually had some of the older kids put on feathers and beaks so the kids could chase turkeys. It was very cute. Here comes Sydnie, she was just about to the finish line.

After the race everyone got a sucker and a sticker.

Both of the girls were able to make place mats at school to use for their Thanksgiving dinner. Here is Sydnie using hers a day early.

Peyton made so many fun Thanksgiving crafts at school. This was one of the place markers she made. She was very thoughtful and made sure she had one for everyone who was having dinner with us.

Here is Peyton putting all of her crafts to use a day before turkey day. She was so proud of all her hard work and craftiness.

How cute is this little napkin holder.... So easy and oh so cute.

Peyton also made a scarecrow. She was the first one in her class to curl the scarecrows hair. After that all the little girls were wrapping the paper around pencils or crinkling it up to make it wavy. She really is so very creative.

Sydnie also came home with a few crafts. Here she is modeling her Pilgrim hat. Isn't she so lovely!

Here we have the Native American version of Sydnie. Very colorful!!! Notice she's striking a pose.....

This year Andy, Irena, Jake and Nicky came to our house for Thanksgiving. It was so much fun to have cousins to play with. The weather was spectacular and we spent a lot of time at the park and the zoo.

Peyton was such a great helper with Jake and Nicky. She made sure everyone was safe and accounted for.

On this trip to the park the slides were the favorite thing for everyone. There were so many to choose from and I think they tried them all.

Jake was constantly in motion. He is such a high energy, sweet little guy!

Nicky was being camera shy.....

She is getting so big!


The day after Thanksgiving we headed to the zoo. This is the 2nd year in a row that we've done this, so we're thinking about making it a tradition. Once again the weather was fantastic and we enjoyed a full day at the zoo with temps around 82 degrees.

Here is Peyton inside a giant shell. Yes, we are still wearing sunscreen, hats and sunglasses to protect ourselves from the sun and heat, in NOVEMBER!!!!

Sisters in a shell.

Sydnie and Jake taking a ride on the tractor. Wait, should she be driving?

Sydnie riding the cow. How cute is this life size version of the Fisher Price toy! They had the whole farm set. The kids loved it!

Peyton being cradled in the elephants trunk. She could have stayed there all day.

Fun with cousins. Jake found the play dough on the last day of their visit, so we had to get it out and play with it. They made cookies, snakes, ice cream cones and cup cakes. Oh and a mess on the floor and table, but they had so much fun!

They loved the play dough.

Sydnie making cupcakes.

Overall it's been a great month. We are thankful for so many things, especially family, good friends, warm weather and healthy kids just to name a few. We hope everyone near and far had a great holiday! It will be Christmas before we know it. :-)




WAIT.... One last thing. The girls got hair cuts.

Here is Peyton before....

Here is Sydnie before.....

And here is Sydnie after..... So cute! She wanted it cut just like her friend McKenna's at school. Since we've been growing her bangs out I figured it was the perfect cut!

Here is Peyton's after..... Hers is a little more choppy around the edges. She wanted layers this time. I think we'll pass on those the next time around. I LOVE her freckles!!!