Sometimes, if I’m not in a hurry, I like to have the kids help with dinner prep. It seems to curtail that awful toys-are-no-longer-fun-and-even-though-I-had-a-snack-I’m-starving-and-want-to-hang-on-your-legs-mommy hour before dinner hour.
These pictures aren’t amazing, but they document daily life for us, so I wanted to use them. Crazy how much the kids have grown since last year. . .
Credits: First Thanksgiving (coming soon!) and Apple Pie Tree by Jacque Larsen; Thankful by me


















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