Thankful Feast

I don't know why, but Connor refuses to call Thanksgiving "Thanksgiving."  Instead, he is continually referring to it as the "Thankful Feast."  So, in honor of Thankful Feast tomorrow, here are some updates and a fun idea to keep kids out of out your hair while you are trying to cook.

First, I wanted to show you the "Fall" sign I made yesterday.  I wrote a couple weeks ago about the one for Halloween that said "Boo."  The one I mad yesterday was so easy!  It cost me a total of $7 at Hobby Lobby and I finished it up in less than 30 minutes.  Connor even helped a little!

I also wanted to show you how our Grateful Tree has grown!!  Other friends are adding their 'grateful' leaves when they are coming to the house and I can't believe how excited Connor is to add things and there is never a shortage of what he can come up with to be thankful for....examples recently include monster trucks, cars, heliocopters, cookies and crocodiles.  ;)

And last but not least on my belated Martha Monday, is an idea to keep busy and "helpful" kids at bay while you are finishing up cooking or baking tomorrow.  Placemats!  Tomorrow morning, the kids that will be at my house and responsible for making the placemats for our table.  So easy and they really can make anything you can think of....turkeys, cornucopias or the example I have below of the Mayflower.  Whatever you do or however you chose to spend your holiday, I hope it is blessed and surrounded by the ones you love and you are constantly reminded of leaves you can add to your thankful tree.