Telia Turns 3!

At the beginning of November we celebrated Telia Abigail turning 3 years old. We had a great time with about 10 of her friends at her Minnie Mouse themed party.

Lots of sweet little girls 

We ate Minnie Mouse cupcakes and played pin the bow on Minnie Mouse. The girls played outside and all over the house.  It was great to shower Telia with attention this day.

Meal Plan

Here is what we have going on this week

Monday
Turkey Sausage and Cabbage with Potatoes

Tuesday
Slw Cooker Coke Chicken  
With baked apples and green beans

Wednesday
Tangy Black Bean Soup Slow Cooker with Salad

Thursday
leftovers

Friday
Pumpkin Pasta with Bacon.  I might use THIS RECIPE or I might make it up

Saturday
Homemade Chicken Nuggets with Roasted Vegetables

Sunday
Pasta with Crockpot Pasta Sauce with Sausage and Roasted Asparagus

Dressing Up

 We got to go to a few events this fall where the girls got to dress up.  At my friend Hollie's fall party they decided to dress up as Brave (actually Merida is the characters name) and a pumpkin.  I love these pictures

8 Months

I forgot to get a picture of Caius on his blanket in October but for the record here is our happy boy at 8 months.

7 Months

Also in September Caius turned 7 months. I actually think he was about 7.5 months when I took these photos. He started crawling when he was about 6.5 months old so getting him to stay on this blanket is getting very challenging.

Farmyard Party

Ruby turned 5 years old in September and when I asked her what she wanted to do for her birthday she said she wanted to go to the farm.  My mom has a friend who actually has a farm with animals which is what she was referring to but I figured hey, lets just run with this idea.  So, we had a farmyard party.  We had a lot of fun and a lot of people.  Here are some pictures of that Friday night.

We had fun with the food.  

Below you will see Chicken Feed, Pig Tails, Straw and Wagon Wheels

 I think this cake was really cute and really easy.  Actually, icing an eggless cake was not easy but since they were supposed to be in the farmyard I figured it was ok if it was messy.

 The Dessert Table

 I put farm animals throughout the house for decorations

 It was really hot until the sun went down but the kids didn't care and played in our backyard the whole time.  

So thankful to have a backyard and a fence

 This is seriously not even all the kids that were there.  We are missing a couple of kids and lots of babies. 

 Instead of a pinata we filled balloons with one piece of candy and then made a little pointer that the kids used to pop the balloons.  They loved it and I think the parents did too since the kids only got like 2 pieces of candy.

 Me and my sweet friend Kristyn with Anna and Ella

 Caius with his Aunt Heather

 In the side of our yard we have a dog run...perfect for pony races.  Brian ran the races with two kids at a time.  They had a blast and did not even care who won.

 On your mark...

 Gift opening time got a little crazy...we had to do some crowd control

1st Day of Preschool

I am so far behind on blogging. I really do enjoy writing posts but I have been having issues with getting the pictures off my phone. Hopefully, I have that figured out now. 

So, back in August Ruby started her final year of Preschool.  She is doing great, loves her teacher, and is learning a lot.  She goes to school with her new friends down the street who also go to Sojourn with us so that is a bonus too.

We decided to put Telia in a class at the same school one morning a week.  She goes on Wednesday mornings to her "2 year old class" and has had zero problems.  Actually, her teacher has said that she would love a classroom full of Telia's. 

Meal Plan

Sunday- crockpot barbeque chicken with roasted sweet potato, broccoli and squash

Monday- Vegan Sweet Potato Soup with salad and bread

Tuesday- Spaghetti with meat sauce and broccoli

Wednesday-  Vegan Black Bean Soup
This recipe calls for Knorr seasoning cubes...not doing that but instead just adding some of my own seasonings

Thursday- Pasta ( i have a lot of pasta) with Pesto and  Brussel Sprouts with Bacon

Friday- Eat out