Visit with Sara

Time to start blogging our trip!  We arrived late in the afternoon on Saturday, and ended up having such a fun night!  We played cards and laughed more than I've laughed in a loooong time!  Gotta love having a crazy family!  It was great.

Then, on Sunday, Sara was able to come visit for a few hours.  It was so nice to see her.  We hung out with Gavin for a little bit, but once he was down for his nap we were able to sneak away for lunch. 

 Afterward, we took advantage of the gorgeous November weather and took Gavin to Ault Park.  The kid loves to swing!  Daddy and Beepa took turns pushing him.  :)

Photos from Sunday night to come....

Back after a long break!

After spending nearly a week visiting family, we're back and into the swing of things.  I have so many pictures to post and things to share, so it will be a busy week of catching up.  First, I wanted to share a couple pics I took the night before we left.  Gavin was being so silly!  

First, I wanted him to keep busy while I finished packing, so I hung his backpack on the door and asked him to pick a few toys he wanted to take with him on our trip.  He filled it to the max!  I couldn't even zip it up, so I had to do some eliminating when he wasn't looking.  

 Then, I heard him yelling for help from the bathroom, and when I went in he said he needed his toothbrush.  I asked why, and he said because he needed to brush Mr. Potato Head's teeth.  How cute is he?

Journal Jars by Jen

Notice the new Journal Jars by Jen tab at the top of the blog...I've decided to put a hold on the Etsy page for a while because to be quite honest, I just wasn't spending enough time over there to promote items, etc.  So for now, I'll add new pics here on my blog when I make some and if you're interested in ordering any, just email me or comment on the blog.  Jars are $15 and I have an 'Original' for women, a Teen Girl Jar and a New Mom Jar.  


Thanks!

Tot School and Craft Time with Mommy

It's been a while since I did a Tot School post and we've been doing so many crafts so I'm combining them all into one....Lots of photos below!

 Here are some things we did at the end of October for Halloween:

 And more recent things for Thanksgiving, including a new sensory tub!

 I made him and Gracie a Thanksgiving matching game with pictures of Pilgrims, turkeys, cornucopias, the Mayflower, etc.  And we're starting to work on writing letters!

Fun with a batch of homemade playdough 

I got the idea on the right from another blog, My Sweet Chaos.  He hammered golf tees into one of those green styrofoam things that you use for flower arrangements and LOVED it! 

 Community helper matching game we did on the felt board to show people we're thankful for.

Thankful Thursday

One more week until Thanksgiving (and in our case, our first Christmas celebration, too!)

Just some random things I'm thankful for...

...chocolate, Crocs, hot tea and yummy creamer flavors, Archer Farms fruit strips (since some days, they are the only way to get Gavin to eat fruit), our Walmart discount card, Christmas lights, my pillow, coupons, our fenced yard, our jetted tub, my camera, Huggies flushable wipes, leftover Halloween candy, Friends DVDs....