Thankful & counting...

Found this list of thanksfuls from last year & thought they were still worth posting... Will make another thankful list soon!

Becky- For the main & deep (love, Faith, friendship) & the auxiliary (artistry, white mochas, laughter, growth, color & variety, bike rides, dark chocolate, story-telling, tacos, atmosphere, etc.).... mmm


Matt- Living in a house full of pretty girls.  Knowing that while other people are shovelling, I'm picking lemons from the tree in our yard.  A great job.


Zoe- Everything Mom, God (He's cool & awesome), Sophia (I get to take care of her), Grandma (when she comes to visit), Chart (she can kill bugs for me)


Sophia- dad, mom, zo-zo, baybes, chart

Apple Picking!

Why did we wait so long to do this?! It was a very fun time to pick our own apples... an adventure in and of itself. It was a novelty since we don't grow our own apples (though we do grow lemons, mandarin oranges, peaches, lavendar & rosemary!). We found a farm that doesn't charge for picking, only charges by the pound. The 5 lbs of apples went for snacks & the rest turned into pies. Another great adventure!

Veterans Day Parade

We went to the sweetest Veterans Day Parade. I'm sure most of you know that Veterans Day is our day in America to celebrate all the men and women who have served in the military. We had a blast at this parade. It was our honor to cheer and clap for the vets as they came by. How sweet was it to see them tear up as people cheered! I'm so thankful for all the vets! How admirable to give your life to God & country. Some gave the greatest gift they could give- their life. For the first time in my life I also enjoyed seeing all the marching bands from all the area schools. Man, it brought back memories from my band days! So glad we went and so glad for this great time together!

Tea for One

MMM, I just love how this image turned out!

Sophia has started the fine art of make-believe!!

I know it's easy to miss these precious moments after having more than one child. I never want to do that! Yet staying on my toes as family archiver isn't an easy job. :) I'm working on it...

This photo is catching Sophia in the act of her first days of pretend... her very first tea party! Keep the imagination coming sweet pea!

Halloween

We've entered a new age in Pelishek Halloween costumes. An age where our kids care what they dress as for Halloween & the parents no longer can decide easily for the whole crew.

This year, Zoe had her heart set on being a ninja. Honestly, I think she wanted to be a ninja because daddy was a ninja a few years ago & she wanted to be like daddy. (Sweet, right?) We were gifted the tinkerbell costume. Sophia made for a gorgeous tink! Matt & I wore our Yip Yip costumes again this year & attempted a costume contest (we lost to K.I.S.S.!).



We went to the Safe Halloween event at the museum for our trick-or-treating. It didn't seem worth the charged $8 a pop. The give aways were things like toothbrushes, beef jerky, and lots of cheap toys with corporate logos (companies pay to have a booth to promote their business- not what we had in mind). BUT it was safe... and we were home in time to also go trick-or-treating in our neighborhood a bit.

It was a nice time for us Pelisheks! We won't do it the same next year, but we were glad we checked it out. Maybe next year, we will find some fabulous theme to our costumes. More shall be revealed!

Pump-pumps?

Sophia's vocab has to be at least up to 30 at this point. Over the last few weeks, we spent time at the pumpkin patch & carving pumpkins, so Sophia added pumpkin to her vocab. Only it's a long word! So instead of pumpkin, she says pump-pump. You're good with that, right? I love our cute word master! :) I love the ability to understand what she wants or needs. Fun stuff.

Like our pumpkin we carved? It was Zoe's design! Yea for family memories!

Everyday Happy

Choosing to find happy in everyday is a choice, isn't it? It is for me at least. I've learned that of myself so I try to maintain a proactive attitude, always doing the things that keep me thinking and feeling positively.

I love to be outside. I love to laugh with my girls. I love to do stuff with my hands. I love to express and reflect. Days like this are perfect to remember we are living the best days of our life... among the things that really matter.

Life, love, faith & freedom