Thanksgiving!

We're off to Grandma's house!

The other Kruger family did a noticeably better job at getting a family photo than we did.

As soon as dinner was over, Cecily was ready to get her jammies on.

Janet must have spent over an hour reading the Wizard of Oz to the kids.

Thanksgiving Morning

I really enjoy hosting Thanksgiving, but it's pretty nice on the years that I don't, we get a whole morning to just play together.

And attempt to take a decent family photo.

Playdate

We had our friends over for a playdate.  I found Cecily & Gracie in Cecily's room, crammed between the bed & the window seat, sitting on the heater vent.

Cecily's Wardrobe

This is what passes as acceptable clothing now...  Tights and a long shirt.  Just not worth the fight.

Today's Project ~ "My new favorite dress"

This may come as surprise to any who's ever met Cecily, but she HATES Tutus.  You'd think that they'd be right up her princess & fancy-loving alley.  But not so.  The best I can figure, her brain goes something like this:

You have to wear a shirt with a tutu.

Wearing a shirt = not a dress = I HATE it

So, in an effort to give the remaining 80% of her wardrobe a little play time, I took all her un-worn tutus and sewed them onto a few of her un-worn shirts and tada, her new favorite dresses!

She LOVES them and has worn at least one every day this week.

Today's Project ~ Rainbow Pony

Fiona requested a Rainbow Brite something-or-other sweatshirt for her birthday.  We don't watch My Little Ponies (yet), so I don't know how accurate this turned out, but it's pretty cute.

I skipped the unicorn horn and the ears, but I think the general effect is there and it's a little more wearable/washable this way.

Turns out the hardest part was finding a plain blue sweatshirt, the rest of it took about 10 minutes.

Another zoo trip...

...another photo on the Komodo Dragon sculpture.

"Mama can you help me get off this giant lizard?"