Art courtesy of Jason's craft at Bunny School (potato turkey) and Sydney's craft at Sparks (pumpkin turkey)
Sydney & I created our fall tree to put the leaves that Jason had collected to useThanksgiving is one of my favourite long weekends of the year for many reasons. The biggest reason is the time that we always spend with family, both immediate & extended. This year when we went to the Robinson gathering I had every intention of taking lots of pictures, then realized at the end of our visit that my camera did not even come out of my bag. Emily took Sydney by the hand when she arrived & downstairs they went. The only time we saw them after that was when it was time to eat. I am disappointed that I did not think to take any pictures, but I am happy that Sydney had so much fun with her cousins. Hopefully by next year things will be more fun for Jason too when the boys are older & want to play together.
We also gathered at Brad's parents for the Taylor Thanksgiving & Maddy chose this day to finally walk on her own. She has had the capability for a while now, but just wouldn't take those steps on her own. Well, she did it yesterday & was quite proud of herself & didn't want to stop. Since I was negligent in getting my camera out at the Robinson's I made sure not to make the same mistake again, but the kids move so much and so fast that in a close space I didn't get many good pictures.
Another reason I enjoy Thanksgiving is the "Rockton World's Fair". It is a really good fair & this year the Trampoline show was worth our price of admission. The kids like to watch some of the animal shows, the song & dance shows and of course they love the rides. This year we saw a bolder, braver Sydney at the fair. She always sat up front for the shows & often volunteered to go on stage. She was selected for the Bingo song at the Polka Dot Door show. She tried to get her brother to come up & dance with her afterward, but he's not brave enough for that yet. Maybe next year. The fair is my attempt to remind the kids that there is a world outside of a city or town for that matter. The exposure to animals and agriculture is not something that they are in contact each day like Brad & I were growing up. I want to be sure that our kids appreciate that we need farmers to bring us the wonderful food we love to eat & the milk that they love to drink. I want them to appreciate that food does not just come from the store.
The "cornbox"
Jason had a mini freak out when we tried to direct him to the Dragon roller coaster for his last ride. He wanted the "Jeeps!!!, Jeeps!!!!"
The third reason I typically love Thanksgiving weekend did not really present itself this year. The best weekends include at least one day that is warm enough to wear a light sweater & enjoy the sunshine and beautiful colours of the year. This year we had the sunny day, but the wind was so cold & when the sun wasn't out it was darn right chilly. So, I will hope that next year gives us the day that makes you love Fall more than any other season of the year.
We also gathered at Brad's parents for the Taylor Thanksgiving & Maddy chose this day to finally walk on her own. She has had the capability for a while now, but just wouldn't take those steps on her own. Well, she did it yesterday & was quite proud of herself & didn't want to stop. Since I was negligent in getting my camera out at the Robinson's I made sure not to make the same mistake again, but the kids move so much and so fast that in a close space I didn't get many good pictures.
Another reason I enjoy Thanksgiving is the "Rockton World's Fair". It is a really good fair & this year the Trampoline show was worth our price of admission. The kids like to watch some of the animal shows, the song & dance shows and of course they love the rides. This year we saw a bolder, braver Sydney at the fair. She always sat up front for the shows & often volunteered to go on stage. She was selected for the Bingo song at the Polka Dot Door show. She tried to get her brother to come up & dance with her afterward, but he's not brave enough for that yet. Maybe next year. The fair is my attempt to remind the kids that there is a world outside of a city or town for that matter. The exposure to animals and agriculture is not something that they are in contact each day like Brad & I were growing up. I want to be sure that our kids appreciate that we need farmers to bring us the wonderful food we love to eat & the milk that they love to drink. I want them to appreciate that food does not just come from the store.
The "cornbox"
Jason had a mini freak out when we tried to direct him to the Dragon roller coaster for his last ride. He wanted the "Jeeps!!!, Jeeps!!!!"
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