Thanksgiving Week

Thanksgiving is a fabulous holiday, one made all the better by the fact that the girls are out of school for over a week.

We had time to sleep in, read, play, and enjoy Cora-created breakfasts. She was excited to make crepes for me and Violet, all by herself.

Cora also loved sleeping in her Holiday Hideout in the playroom, which will be her present hiding/wrapping station in upcoming weeks.

Violet spent a night or two sleeping in the hideout with her, in the hallway. Cora slept all week in the main room of the hideout; yes, it has two rooms.

Violet loved cuddling with her kitties, without having to rush up to get ready for school.

This is how Violet wakes up most mornings.























And when Cora saw that we had taken a photo of sleeping Violet, she asked her Daddy to take one of herself asleep.

Since all our kids were out of school, JT and I were able to get together again. She came up Monday evening, the children loved playing together again.

Cora also had a playdate with Sophia, and we had Violet's friend Rylin over for a couple of hours.

On Friday after Thanksgiving, with Stace off for the four-day weekend, Stace and I took the girls shopping. We ended up shopping all day, for Christmas presents and for things for ourselves that we'd waited to purchase. The deals on Black Friday are worth waiting for!