Thanksgiving Festivities

Thanksgiving started off with a preschool party in each class. Both had a nice lunch followed by a short program in Griffin's class.

Lunch with friends:

Cupcakes we made for the party:

Then for the first part of the program, each child went around the room and told what he was thankful for:

Then, they sang a couple of songs:

State Fair

We took our annual trip to the state fair and the kids had a blast. They were so excited about the rides despite the 20 minute wait at each one. Even mom and dad got in on the ride excitement and rode some of the kiddie rides with them.  Even Griffin talked Scott into riding the drop zone and I don't think either of them realized how high it went and how fast it dropped. I certainly was nervous for them, but Griffin loved it.

Happy Halloween

Griffin and Sarah Kate had a lot of fun on Halloween. They started with trick or treating at school, followed by a school party and then ended the night with trick or treating through the neighborhood. We walked around for an hour and collected candy and then they spent just as long eating it once we got home.

Halloween Prep

We've spent a lot of time this October gearing up for Halloween. We've made strawberry ghosts, visited the pumpkin patch, carved pumpkins, picked out costumes and gotten ready for our school parties. The kids are at an age where they are getting excited about the holidays and that makes it a lot of fun for us too.

SK's Box

Sarah Kate received her first homework assignment this week. She had to create an "About Me" box detailing all of the things she enjoys. Then present it to her class. Her list consisted of coloring, markers, crayons, stickers, books, nursery rhymes and her brother Griffin.

Pizza Party

One weekend while we were visiting my family we went out to dinner at a small Italian restaurant near their house. The staff were very friendly and at the end of our meal they invited Griffin back into the kitchen to make his own pizza from scratch.

Baby Number Three

We are having another baby. That's right, baby Parker number 3 is due in March. The kids are excited, for now.  We have many discussions about how the baby got in my tummy and how it will get out. These conversations always happen at 7:30AM on our drive to school when I'm trapped in the car with them for 25 minutes. Makes for a very interesting morning.

This is week 14 so the first trimester is coming to an end. We can't wait to find out if we are having a boy or girl, which won't be until the end of October. Griffin votes for a boy. He says he really needs a brother and maybe he will get his wish because if I had to guess I would also say boy. Many of the cravings and symptoms I've had are the same as when I was pregnant with him. Time will tell.

For now, we are all very excited and can't wait to meet the newest member of the Parker family in March!