Playing Parcheesi

The girls and I had game night together (we invited Daddy, but he wasn't interested). We played Parcheesi and drank hot chocolate. Morgan was the first one to get one of her pawns (she chose the elephant) to home. After Morgan got her one elephant home, she decided to let her other elephants go visit him at home (and, she continued to have them talk back and forth and play with each other...) She was so done with the game. She ran off to play dolls, and Jaden & I continued the game. Of course, Jaden won... She got all 4 tigers home before I could get my oxen home.

The good thing about games like this is that not only are they fun, but they can be a learning experience. Both Morgan & Jaden got a lot of practice counting and taking turns!!

Gingerbread Houses Part 2

Jaden helped hold up the wall of the house.

The house before the candy was added

Jaden did one side of the roof & Morgan did the other.

Morgan added some gumdrops to the back of the house

Jaden added the candy canes next to the door

Jaden added some more icing, so that she could stick on some more candy

Aunt Amy & James' house

Morgan's side of the roof (above) & Jaden's side of the roof (below)

James added a BIG drop of frosting to the roof

Is Grandma Leslie eating the candy? It sure looks like it! LOL!

Aunt Amy & James' house (above & below)

Can you tell they ate a lot of candy? (Just kidding!) We sure had fun, though!

Gingerbread Houses Part 1

Remember when you were a child and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was your favorite dream? Chocolate rivers, gumdrops, the everlasting gob-stopper, and everything else in that factory looked so delicious! Well, making a gingerbread house is the next best thing!

Jaden, Morgan & I met up with Grandpa Lyale and Grandma Leslie at Aunt Amy's and Uncle Bryan's house for a gingerbread house making party. These are pictures of the kids getting the candy ready for the houses... More scrumptious pictures to come!

Thanksgiving Day!

LeCount's Cousin Patrice with Jaden & Morgan

LeCount's cousin Andrea playing jump rope with Jaden & Morgan

We had a busy Thanksgiving Day. We started out at Uncle Ray's house where we spent time with Uncle Ray, Aunt Sally and the cousins: Andrea, Janelle (and her husband Joey), & Patrice. After spending some time there, we went on to Grandma Leslie & Uncle Lyale's house. We ate a big lunch/dinner there. I didn't get any pictures of the food, sorry, I was too busy eating! Yummy!! My favorites where the dressing and the corn.

Playing Cards with Grandma Leslie

The Last Day of School

eating organic raisins for a snack

making shapes out of play doh

Last Friday was officially our last day of Friday day school for this year. We don't go back until February next year!! It was sad to say god-bye to everyone we had bounded with during the course of the semester, but there is always next year...

Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes

Here is my Seedlings class at Friday school doing Head, Shoulders, Knees, & Toes with the music teacher. Are they so cute!?

Jaden's Mission Class

This is Jaden's class at Friday School. She took "God's Heart For All Nations" for her Block B. The class was about missionary work. They learned about different countries and how they can help spread the word of God.