Thanksgiving Feast or Famine

Michaela, Andrea and Steen "pose" for the Thanksgiving feast. Really, it was just a pose. Michaela couldn't even hold her head up because she was so sick. She took the picture and went back to laying down. Here are all the "sickies" laying down in their living room cots. Michaela had been sick for days, Steven was getting over being sick and Andrea was just beginning her turn. Michaela was too sick to even eat a popsicle. Her fever was 105 at one point.
We were supposed to have dinner with the family, but with our sickness...we we're banished! ;-) We decided to attempt our own thanksgiving feast and I(Alison) made my very first turkey. Of course, Steven made his rolls.

This is how much food we had before the feast....and after. None of us could eat very much!

After a couple of hours of sponge baths to try and keep Michaela's temperature down the medicine finally kicked in. Her fever temporarily subsided and she got up around 8:30pm for her Thanksgiving famine...a few bites of jello salad and a roll were all she felt up to. It will definitely be a memorable Thanksgiving.

I've been tagged

1)Include these game rules at the beginning of your blog post

2)Each player lists six facts/habits about themselves

3)At the end of the post, tag four more people by posting their names, and leaving a comment on their blogs that they have been tagged and to look at your blog for the rules.

1. My favorite color is red and my house is decorated with lots of it.

2. I love to shop for clothes for my kids, but not for myself...probably because I'm much better at choosing cute outfits for them. My favorite places are Macy's, Gap and gymboree.

3. If I could do anything in my spare time, it would be playing the piano. I have been working on my certification to be a Suzuki piano teacher. I just finished my audition tape and books 1 and 2 and am working on the Sonatinas in Book 3. When I'm done with book 7, I would LOVE to pursue a degree in music...in my spare time of course.

4.I love my kids and want to always be involved with their lives...I volunteer in Michaela's classroom, and attend her music lessons. I teach Andrea's prepiano music class. I help both Michaela and Andrea practice everyday and we usually try and make games out of it. I use lots of bribbery or "incentives" but it pays off as I think they are amazing!

5.I love to eat, although it doesn't show. I love that my husband loves to cook and come up with new creations, especially ways to cook all our garden veggies. He makes the best rolls and pizza and tonight he tried a new butternut squash soup. I also enjoy cooking...I like to make different types of breads and cookies. ..my favorites are pumpkin chocolate chip or just plain chocolate chip.

6. I used to think of myself as very social, but now I'm content just being with one of my babies: Steven, Michaela, Andrea, Steen or my baby grand piano. When I do get together with friends, I love to play games. My favorites are Aquire, Settlers (Cities & Knights), Spades and Farkle.

I tag Ruth, Tresa, Lori and Erin (guess you'll have to start a blog now) .

Halloween in Neverland

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I hope my kids never grow up!!!! They had a blast trick or treating as Tinkerbell, Peter Pan & Wendy.
Grandma sewed Michaela's costume...so cute!
Tinkerbell asked to eat candy after stopping at each house....by the end of the night she was all sugared up and plum tired out...good thing she's so sweet!

Steen had fun knawing through a kit kat wrapper and eating chocolate!

Carving Pumpkins

The girls had a blast carving pumpkins for family night. Steen tried to help too! He mostly just enjoyed being able to climb up on top of the counter.