Happy Thanksgiving!

We started the month of November by recycling our Halloween pumpkins by turning them into our Thankful pumpkins. Each day, Avery and Grayson told me a few things they were thankful for and I wrote them on the pumpkin. They started out like this:

Each of the kids had some fun Thanksgiving celebrations at their schools.  Avery had a Thanksgiving Friendship Feast with her 4th grade buddies at school.

Grayson also had a Thanksgiving feast at school (his teachers said he was the only kid who ate EVERYTHING - turkey, corn, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie!) and of course, his Thanksgiving chapel. 

 He started out strong...

 Then quickly got bored...

 and then started picking his nose (yup, that's a boogie that he is looking at on his finger!)

We had a beautiful Thanksgiving Eve snowfall. Madi came over and helped the kids build a snowman. Mommy and Daddy watched from inside at the kitchen table!

As per tradition, on the morning of Thanksgiving, our favorite elf, Pickle, arrived! We have been having some great fun with him ever since!

 We had Thanksgiving Day dinner at Noni Jones's. Avery and Grayson love playing with cousin Ben.

 And Avery couldn't get enough of her little Giuliana!

 Uncle Todd got some snuggles from the girls.

 Noni continues to teach Avery how to knit. 

Apparently she is pretty good at it, so maybe one day Avery will teach me, since Noni never did!

 After dinner, the kids went through old costumes in the attic. 

Avery loves Aunt RaRa's old ballet costume. 

 Grayson used Mommy's old poodle skirt as a super hero cape. 

 We have so much to be thankful for on Thanksgiving and every day! 

Here are the kids with their Thankful pumpkins all filled up...

Avery's full list included thanks for: trees, school, food, family, Pickle, Mommy, the earth, toys, stadiums, pumpkins, Daddy, Guster, Mr. Ivanitch, beds, Grayson, flowers, apples, dogs, candy, Nonni, her book bag, turkeys, pilgrims, Indians, New York City, time, TV, M&Ms, cars, football, and baby Hadley.  

Grayson's full list included thanks for: trucks, carrots, peas, trains, Christmas trees, planes, whistles, wheels, turkeys, pumpkins, Guster, train tracks, clocks, footsie pajamas, movies, sand, grass, apples, bananas, dogs, peanut butter, Nonni, bacon, light up cars, school buses  glow sticks, Avery, flowers, cereal, M&M's, and puzzle pieces. 

I love that they appreciate both the small and large blessings they have in life!  

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving too!