This year we celebrated Thanksgiving at our house. It was a lot of fun and very nice for the kids. They had their toys to play with and their beds to nap in. It was a good thing since Abby fell asleep before we got the food on the table. I guess she had too much fun playing outside! We had a great time with everyone. It was a special day! (We only wish Richard's side of the family could have been here, and Gage and Caitlin!)
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Connor really loved going to the mountains to go apple picking. Since going, he talks about it all the time and even plays "apple picking" frequently. So, we decided we wanted to go back up to the mountains and he was really excited! To make the day even better, Grandma and Grandpa came with us. It was absolutely beautiful up there! This time we ate a barbecue lunch in the barn. A band was playing and Connor and I decided to dance. Then Abby and Grandma joined us. It was really fun twirling and clapping with Connor and Abby. Next we made some apple cider. Abby had a lot of fun washing the apples and Connor helped turn the press. Connor has been dying to go on a hay ride and we were able to take one around the farm. He was very excited! We went to another farm and ate apple pie. Connor spied the train so of course we went for a ride on that as well. It was a great day with Grandma and Grandpa!
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Today Connor and I worked on a project for preschool. It's called "Operation Christmas Child" and basically you fill a shoebox with gifts for a needy child. We went to Target today and picked out gifts. Tonight Connor worked on a card. While I was busy trying to fit everything into the shoebox (no small task), Connor worked on his card on his own. He decided to draw a family portrait. When I looked over I was very impressed with what he had drawn! It is very interesting to see the details he included. (Those are teeth on his smile.) The arms out of the head are so classic for beginning preschool drawings! After he was done he told me who everyone was. Then he turned over the paper and said, "I'm going to write my name." Now he has been able to spell his name verbally for a long time. While he writes/paints letters on his own, he has not attempted to write a word. We have not worked on writing his name either. I didn't prompt him or provide any guidance. He wrote backwards c, o, o, backwards r. It was so exciting. Needless to say we had to start working on a new card for "Operation Christmas Child" as this card is priceless!
Ahhhhhh...I wrote this post on November 12 and it has taken me 2 weeks to post it because our card reader broke!!! Then it took us forever to replace it. Now I have so many things to post on here! I can never stay up to date!!!!!
When I put Connor down for his nap, we spend a lot of special time reading, cuddling, and talking. The other day as we were cuddling and talking, I was telling Connor how much I love him and how we are so glad to have such a wonderful and sweet boy. He was giggly at this and then he said very seriously, "Well, where did you get me?" So, I laughed and said, "Oh we got you at Target for $19.99." He thought this was very funny and laughed and said, "That's silly mom!" So I said, "God gave you to us and you grew inside Mommy's belly. Remember how Abby grew in Mommy's belly?" He thought about this for awhile and said, "Was there water in there? And food?" I showed him his belly button and explained that he used to be connected to Mommy by a tube and that is how he got his food. He gave me a strange look and said, "Mom! That is too ooey!" I guess that was more information than he wanted!
