Thanksgiving

So we got Grama T for a week and then she was joined by Grampa A, Aunt M, and Aunt D!!

We made thankful turkeys for Family Home Evening.

We went to our local theme park despite the abnormally freezing temperatures. For reals...it was cold! There were no lines though!

Baby Beluga really liked Taz. She kept looking at him as we walked away.

Baby Beluga didn't really want Grampa to go on the big coasters.

Aunt M went to the temple to receive her endowment! 

After we picked up the kiddos from our friend's house we came home to eat. It was past our normal nap time and Baby Beluga actually fell asleep eating. 1st time ever. It was hilarious.

Big Sis has been making patterns with her tools.

On Thanksgiving we set up our Christmas tree, 

did puzzles,

watched some Baby Signing Time,

and ate these delicious pies!

Pumpkin

 Apple Cherry with a Walnut Oatmeal Crust

Ginger Peach with a Gingerbread Crust

A Visit From Grama T and Ballet

Watercolors on the window with supervision from Grama.

This was taken Mon Nov 18th, and I think technically I just started 17 weeks, but I had been hoping to get a 16 weeks pic with Baby Beluga, who was 16 months. 

Big Sis's first ballet recital! I think she enjoyed regular class more than the performance but she did such a great job! 

And then her ballet teacher gave her a Hello Kitty necklace at the end. She loved it. 

Grama T helped Big Sis sew a bonnet for her baby, and some mini fleece pillows from our fabric scraps. Big Sis was way into putting pins in the pin cushion and her little scrap of fleece.

Grama T also helped me mend a very worn out and loved blankie. Baby Beluga LOVES this ducky blanket, which was mine when I was a baby. It was so worn out with the back side just about falling off. So we headed to the store to buy some new flannel and Grama worked magic on it. We managed to keep Baby Beluga occupied so she wouldn't realize her blanket was missing....until the end, when Grama was finishing up.

This is what Baby Beluga does when something is too loud. Someday I think she'll realize it's more effective to actually cover her ears :)

Popsicles and the Temple

These two are my dancing queens! Baby Beluga can go in circles for at least 5 minutes in a row....if not more. And she sings at the same time. 

We also love smoothie popsicles.

We got to go to the temple this month to be with Grama K and Grampa E during their sealing!