Colin:

Monthly Theme: We Are Thankful

Weekly Theme: Thanksgiving

Monthly Concepts: Week 4

Author: Sutherland, Croll, Pilkey

Book: Thanksgiving is for Giving Thanks, The Story of the Pilgrims, Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving

Baby Sign: N/A

Colors: Brown & Black

Character Trait: Manners

Woodland Focus Friend: Andre & Lyric AM Circle: Calendar/Weather/Shapes: Theme- Thanksgiving & Bible Focus- Give Thanks (Psalm 118:1)

Creative Arts: Thankful Holiday Headbands

Writing/Journaling: Name Practice & Free Writing

Science/Sensory: (PM) Science Center Open

Music/Movement: Sing & Dance and Christmas Music

Manipulatives/Blocks: Centers- (AM) Blocks, (PM) Puzzles, Cutting, Science, Math/ Manipulatives

Bible Focus/Theme/Zoophonics: Story Time & Zoophonics Review

Language/Cognitive: ""Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving" by Pilkey

Elias:

Monthly Theme: We are Thankful

Weekly Theme: The First Thanksgiving

Monthly Concepts: We are Thankful

Author: Tomie dePaola

Book: My First Thanksgiving

Baby Sign: Leaf

Colors: Black and Brown

Character Trait: Manners

Woodland Focus Friend: Andre and Lyric Sensory: Explore mashed potatoes Social & Emotional: Wear our turkey hat, look at yourself in the mirror Gross/Fine Motor: Work on pulling up at the toy cubby Music/Movement: Parachute! Language/Cognitive: Encourage infant to imitate the sound a turkey makes, "Gobble, Gobble

Here are some of the latest Colin-isms:

I'm driving the boys home from school and talking to Mike on the phone. I overhear this:

Colin: Elias, you are a child of God. Did you know that? Big Brother Colin is a child of God. Daddy's a child of God. Mommy's a child of God.

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We are sitting at the table for dinner and Colin is talking about what he did at school.

Colin: We learned about proglams

Mike: Programs?

Kristi to Mike: No, I bet he means something else. Think what week it is.

Kristi to Colin: What did you talk about?

Colin: proglams and idinians

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Last Week's Goals:

• Menu Planner: Dinner at Mom and Dad's, Breakfast,Crockpot Italian Chicken (Pin #1), Chop Suey, Bacon Parmesan Pasta, Burgers, and leftovers.
• Take computer in to get looked at.
• Try to avoid the grocery store Ran out of milk, so picked up milk and cheap, heck-of-a-deal butter
• Go to bed before 11pm at least 2 nights
• Complete at least 2 pins

This Week's Goals:

• Menu Planner: Dinner at Mom and Dads, Burgers, Chicken Alfredo, A Big Fat Who Knows, Thanksgiving, Dinner Out?, and Tacos
• Make Thanksgiving treat for the boys' teachers
• Finally mail out Elias' birth announcement to the White House
• Mail letter to Disney for the boys (http://pinterest.com/pin/197173289905449111/)
• Write note of Appreciation to someone
• Game plan for Thanksgiving Sales (can I hit any before work?) and Black Friday
• Go to bed before 11pm at least 2 nights
• Complete at least 1 pin

Colin and I made this Thankful Turkey craft today. The turkey is far from perfect but I love it. I love that Colin and I did it together. I love seeing my little boys' hand prints. I love hearing what Colin is thankful for. I especially love seeing Colin's handwriting on them. We have so much to be thankful for.

Last week's goals:

• Menu Planner: Dinner at family, Two Cheese Baked Spaghetti, Make Own or Stuffed Shells if Mike want to wait until 9:30 for dinner, Opposite Meal once Mike depending on when Mike gets home, leftovers, homemade pizza, something quick between work and church
• Try to create next week's menu with only food I have in the house.
• Try to spend less than $50 at the grocery store including formula Didn't do since I want to avoid the grocery store this week and had to buy 2 cans of formula.
• Go to bed before 11am at least 2 nights (still leaving this on here until we actually do it!) Actually did it!! But it's because I had two horrible sleepers this week!
• Complete at least 1 pin

This week my goal is using what I have. My goal is to not go to the grocery store unless absolutely necessary. I want to use what we have on hand.

• Menu Planner: Dinner at Mom and Dad's, Breakfast, Crockpot Italian Chicken (Pin #1), Chop Suey, Bacon Pgarmesan Pasta, Burgers, and leftovers.
• Take computer in to get looked at.
• Try to avoid the grocery store
• Go to bed before 11pm at least 2 nights
• Complete at least 2 pins