Giving Thanks

We really enjoyed our Thanksgiving together with Emma, Abby & Nate. It was full of food, fun and lots and lots of love! Since this was my first Thanksgiving with Emma, Abby & Nate, I asked them what Thanksgiving Day means to them. They told me that on Thanksgiving we are supposed to get dressed up (but not too fancy, just a little dressed up), have a feast, make a craft and play a game. And so that's just what we did!

We began getting ready for the big feast the night before. All of the kids wanted to help make something to eat. So, we told them they could each pick any dessert they wanted to have on Thanksgiving and then they could help make it.

Emma chose to make her very own apple dumpling creation. Since she has made them before, she led the way and I assisted her. Let me tell you something, this girl sure does know her way around the kitchen!

They were easy to make and delicious...good job Emma!

Abby chose to make something chocolaty of course! We made brownies together and put a special twist on them with peanut butter & chocolate frosting...yummy!
Abby assured me that she knows how to crack an egg...and she was right. She sure does know how to crack an egg, she just needs to work on where to crack an egg!

And then there is Nathan. Nathan was so excited to make a pumpkin pie. He was very enthusiastic about everything from pouring, to stirring, to rolling out the dough.

Nate made a delicious pumpkin pie and put his own special touch in it too.....eggshells:) Got to love baking with a four year old!

For a craft we made Thanksgiving place mats that we used at dinner. Everyone made their own place mat with their name, the year and all the different things they are thankful for. At dinner, we went around the table and shared some of the different items on our place mats.

(Notice: both girls wrote they are thankful for school..woohoo!)

Time for the feast!

After dinner we played a game completely thought up and made by the kids....pin the buckle on the pilgrim...

After playing such a fun game, we all worked up an appetite for some dessert...

This is where our pictures end, but our day didn't. We did all of the kids' favorite Thanksgiving traditions and then we did one of my favorite traditions...TAKE A NAP :)!