Hippies, Pilgrims, 1950's, Day Dates, and Feasts!

So much has happened in the past week! With 2 kids in school with 2 different schedules and activities life is just go-go-go. I don't even want to think about how crazy it'll be with all 3 of my little's in school in just a couple of years! Except I suppose at that point I'll have alone time as well, so it might not feel so hectic ALL the time. I don't know? All I know is that right now, in this "season of life" I feel really, really, REALLY busy. There are some perks of having 2 kids in school though. I get some alone time with my boy, which I LOVE and absolutely cherish. And I really enjoy seeing the girls' flourish daily.  I LOVE their school and their teachers and their cute friends and so even though I feel overwhelmed, I also feel blessed. 

But enough about that, here are some highlights of our week!

Fall has really, REALLY hit- finally! The trees are GORGEOUS and Sully and I take lots of morning walks together. I love looking at the trees' reflections in our ponds. Fall is breathtaking. We also have a lot of Day Dates, just me and my boy.  He's turned into a great errand runner! THANK GOODNESS! (He also figured out how to pick his nose, much to his delight....)

 Speaking of alone time, Piper and I went over to our favorite little section of the Tulsa Metro to Christmas Shop! It's a quaint little old-time feelin' downtown area that we just love, but it's 30 minutes from home so we don't get to go often. When we do it feels special, so she wanted to take lots of pictures with me out and about that day. I loved having some alone time with her!

The girls' had to dress like Hippies for their activity night last night and I completely forgot about it until we were herding everyone out the door! I raced upstairs to see what I could scrounge up in their closets and did the best I could.  They still looked pretty groovy (especially Piper with that hair!), but trying to explain to them what a Hippie is was very hard to do, haha! I had to choose my words carefully.  They didn't ask WHY Hippies were so "calm" and "mellow." They just accepted it. Thank goodness.... I didn't even attempt to tell them about angry hippies....

Next, for the 50th day of school, the kids had to dress up as "1950's people." There are a LOT of costumes going on in our house if you haven't caught on yet..... 

Anyway, here’s the story: I have a daughter (Lucy) who literally CAN’T not pose for pictures. So she kept striking all these model poses and I finally said “hey Lu. Can you just stand up straight for ONE picture?” I said it nicely, I swear. But immediately she starting pouting about me suppressing her inner diva and her pout face was just too good not to post!😂 

Daddy installed the Christmas lights this past weekend. We have a Candycane Lane and all of our trees and bushes are lit up! YAY!!! The kids love watching him. 

Finally, both girls had Thanksgiving Celebrations/ Plays at school today... they were 2 1/2 hours apart  so there was a lot of driving to and from Central Elementary for us! 

Piper's was first and all the Pre-K kids sang some Thanksgiving songs and said some poems.  Piper's class were the Pilgrims. There were Indians and Turkeys from the other classes too :)  Then they all sat down together for a "Feast" of cheese & crackers, sliced Turkey meat and juice.  Oh, and cookies! We came home, laid Sully down for a nap and then turned around and went to watch Lucy in her class play.  Her class did the "ABC's of Thanksgiving" and Lucy had the very last letter. Z is for Zany! She went on to explain what was Zany about the first Thanksgiving so many years ago. Hehe, it was cute. Then they sang a whole bunch of songs that were adorable and had little Cornucopias of popcorn and candy trail mix.  I just know those teachers do so much to prep for these performances and I hope they know how grateful I am to them! They are the hardest workers!! I'm THANKFUL for them!!!

Next week the girls have school Monday and Tuesday, but then we get a nice long break after that and I am really looking forward to the down-time. I know we just had Fall break last month, but I'm ready for another break! I'm one tired Mama! Can't wait to relax and enjoy my sweet family this year. We are staying home for Thanksgiving this year and I have some plans for couch time with my babies and lots of PJ wearing! Oh- AND we will decorate the house for Christmas! I can't WAIT!

I will end this post with a "post" of my own on Facebook last week.  I'm doing this because I really want to remember this beautiful morning and it's always easier to copy and paste from one site to another.  I will always cherish my snuggles!

It’s been a LONG time since they came into my bed in the morning and snuggled with me before our day began. We used to do this every single morning no matter what, for years. But when baby brother came along, things changed. This morning i heard tiptoes and then the whispering “mama, are you awake?” It was 30 minutes before my alarm was set to go off, but i rolled over and told them to get under the covers with me for a bit. Snuggling them and smelling their clean shampooed heads from the night before and breathing in their sweet scent brought tears to my eyes. My heart was reminded why these morning cuddles were always my favorite.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I hope your Holiday is filled with love.