Christmas Wrappings

The kids have been very good this year (2013) so Santa brought them some presents!  Meredith mailed her list and Jeffrey's to Santa, and we got a letter from him!  He said he likes chocolate peanut butter brownies, so we made him some peanut butter chocolate blossom cookies, and he ate them all up. 

Peanut Butter Blossoms for Santa

1/2lb of pom poms!

Setting the demolition charges....

We enjoyed our Christmas traditions, Party Potatoes Delux and Ham for dinner Christmas Eve followed by Cookie Buffet for dessert, new pajamas then in the morning French Toast and Sausage for Breakfast on Christmas with Yummy lunch buffet, and Turkey dinner.  We had some time to enjoy our presents and then over the river and through the woods to Grandma Axtell's house for Christmas II!

Thanksgiving

Jeffrey and the class mascots are ready for turkey!

Thanksgiving break started early this year with a snow day.  That meant that we got to keep Jeffrey's class Mascots - Peace and Harmony the sea turtles - for the entire break!  The class mascots go home with a student every night and then their activities are journaled, with pictures and drawings.  We made the triangle journey to Franklin NY, Rochester, NY then back to State College, PA.  We truly enjoyed our time with family and the delicious food our Moms prepared.  Thank you to our wonderful Families!

Jeffrey filled with Holiday Excitement!

Meredith drank so so much apple cider... sluurrrrrp

Jeffrey made a crazy tinker toy invention!

Halloween

Detail of Jeffrey's Om Nom Costume - I sewed features on the hood.

We had a great Halloween, the weather was warm with just a little sprinkle of rain.  Didn't need the mittens I had ready for this year.  (Last year Meredith got cold hands!)  We went our usual route and scored some full size candy bars!  Jeffrey chose a Nestle Crunch Bar and Meredith choose M&Ms while my Mom and I chose 3 Musketeers and Snickers.  When us 'adults' wear costumes we also get treats!

The kids and I also had a lot of fun at the Mothers and More Halloween Costume Party.  We had lots of yummy treats, played games and did crafts, then got to play on the playground for a bit.  Our Moms group plans excellent holiday celebrations, such wonderful creative moms I am friends with!

Meredith is a Pumpkin Ballerina

Jeffrey the Om Nom wants Candy!

Fall Update

We had a busy but fun Fall here in State College.  Jeffrey played CSA soccer again, and we had many friends in the league.  Because of their strange schedule, we didn't get to play against all the teams but Jeffrey had a good time.

Meredith is really enjoying school in the 'Thrillin' Threes' Class.  They went on a class field trip to a pumpkin patch, and have done a lot of baking during class.  They made brownies, cookies, gingerbread boys and girls, Santa Lucia cinnamon buns and more.  They go to the park often and have a lot of fun, Meredith always loves to gather leaves, pinecones, rocks and anything interesting she can find outside.  The class has started going to the library to play with blocks on Monday mornings, and Meredith has been staying for the Tumblebus on monday afternoons.  (Gymnastics on a converted schoolbus!)