Everyday Stuff - November 2013 Edition

Jack LOVES fish.  But to him, it's not fish if you can't see the scales and eyes and everything.
He prefers fish like these, which he fancies could swim away if they so desire, to just buying fillets.
(Of course, his first preference would be to go fishing with Papa and catch his own fish.)

Cat has a general dislike of all fish, whether you can see their scales and eyes, or not.

Cold enough for a fire!

One of the highlights of November was the Week of Forts.  At first, the girls had

their own fort and Jack had his own, but eventually they combined sheets and shared

one big fort, albeit with signs denoting which "camp" (side) belonged to whom, and why

each one was better.  We let them sleep in the forts one weekend night, which was a hit as well.

ExerSaucer: One Size Fits All

Krispy Kremes for good grades!  One free doughnut per A for each child.  Love it.

Cat's Barber Shop

Serves all ages.

Since we haven't had a baby bath with Luke, our preferred method of bathing
him has been to let Cat hold him in the bath while we wash him off.  This has
worked perfectly, and Cat has been an awesome helper!

Cat came up with this menu when we had some friends over for dinner one
night.  The back had dot-to-dot and tic-tac-toe boards, and each person
received a few crayons.

Jack likes cars so much that he even gave the letters of his name
their own sets of wheels, and their own road.

Baby Jack

In an effort to Get Out one Sunday evening we drove the kids up to Vivian Park
(the one Pres. Monson set on fire when he was a boy) in Provo Canyon to play
in the snow for a little while.  We also talked about Pres. Monson's story and the
importance of obedience.

Llama Shoes!

One day I took Eliza on a walk around our neighborhood
and she really wanted to collect leaves to bring home with us.
We displayed them proudly on our mantel.

Kindergarten Headdress

3rd Grade Headdress

Ben helped a family down the street move one day, and they wanted to sell this
drum set but had run out of time.  Ben offered to sell it for them, which means we
housed it until it sold.  The kids had a blast with the drums.

Jack and Eliza, where are you??

Peek-a-Boo!

Our thankful tree, flanked by coffee filter turkeys.

This poor tree was haunted by a Halloween Ghost,
and somehow a turkey ended up on top.