Thankful

We have been in turkey gear for a week or two now.  

Mason makes sure to use these shirts as a teaching device for his little brother. 

Riding around with Batman. 

Brody loves some food.  I continue to catch him with bags of whatever he grabs out of the pantry.  

Here he is helping himself to some homemade chex mix (but can you blame him?!).

Monkey see, monkey do.  

Another night where Mason fell asleep before we got home.  It is a chore waking him up.  Brody decided to lay down and have a little quiet time himself. 

But Brody did eventually wake Mason up....and he was NOT happy.  Poor guy.  At least his sticker from school is still on his head. 

Caught him in the act.  Stealing the veggie straws. 

This past Thursday I went with all of my girlfriends to Paulette's for dinner.  It was downtown dining week, so we decided to cash in on the great deal for some good food and much needed catching up.  As always, it was a blast. 

"The Wive's Club"

Friday we wore our jerseys to school...but it did not help with the outcome of the game.  

Saturday and Sunday we did a ton of things around the house like yard work and organizing the attic.    All those things you just hate love to do as homeowners.  

We also put up most of our Christmas decor.  I know I broke the cardinal rule, but Thanksgiving is late and we had nothing going on last weekend....and I just love knowing Christmas is around the corner. 

With the decorating always comes hot chocolate in our house.   

Turns out, I should not have let Brody put ornaments on the tree.  I think he thinks they are fair game.  Unfortunately, one of my favorite ornaments has already been broken...and he looks so proud. 

Hot chocolate makes Monday morning a little easier. 

Mason had his Thanksgiving Feast at school on Tuesday.  They both got in the spirit.
Brody and that "nakie" as he calls it.  (you would think he could come up with a better name)

I didn't realize until late last week that Mason was out of school today.  No one was going to be able to watch him for us.  I only had to work a half a day, but my schedule was booked all morning.  Thank goodness my bosses are so understanding.  

Mason came to work with me and I brought the iPad as a babysitter.  (No really, we have to limit his time on that thing.  He would stay on it all day if we let him.)  He was perfect.  He colored, wrote birthday cards, watched cartoons, and ironically ate lots of candy at a dental office.  He says he is ready to start working now.  

I also picked him up pancakes from McDonalds.  Im sure he thought this was the best day ever.  

After he put in a half day of work,  Mason was super excited Reese and the boys came over to play.
This included more hot cocoa with marshmallows.

And three little monkeys jumping on the couch.  =)

And working on our tackling form.

Mason has been very excited about decorating the tree in his room.  He and Reese got the job done this afternoon and topped it off with a star.  

We are excited about Thanksgiving break.  Lots of good food and family time...and of course some fun shopping.

We have so much to be thankful for this year.