J and K + 8: The End

Monday evenings are usually reserved for one of my favs, "Dancing with the Stars." Last night, I saw that Jon and Kate plus 8's final episode was on. I actually started watching this show when Kylie was 2 1/2 years old. Jas and I watched the whole episode without speaking. When it was over, Jas just said, "that was so sad." I agreed. No matter how you feel about this family, good or bad, my heart just ached for their children and all they are going through.

I don't usually say my personal opinions on our blog, but it just stuck with me the rest of the evening. I am personally glad that they have chosen to end the show. I feel like their kids deserve better than bickering out their differences on national television. The mom in me kicked in and wanted to protect those children from all of the yucky that is going on around them. Did any of you see the show? What did you think? I am going to continue to pray for the Gosselin kids. I know the Lord can intervene in their lives! So sad! :(

On a more positive note: Look what I made!!!

I made this at the FCN P.J. party. I love all of the colors!

Is That a Turkey or a Christmas Tree?

We had such a fun start to our day today! Ky had a take- home project in her backpack on Friday. Mr. Lamm asked that we disguise a turkey to keep her from being eaten on Thanksgiving. I LOVE to do projects with Ky. I have sent home quit a few projects this year to my class at LakeRidge. I just think it is a great way to spend time with your kiddos. We decided to disguise the turkey as a Christmas tree. What do you think? Did we do a good job?

Ky thought she should be very colorful underneath!

I LOVE her star tree topper!

I am going to be a busy bee the next two days. We are going to spend Thanksgiving in Oklahoma with Nonna, Uncle J. and Bekah. I am packing, cleaning, and working out details for our pets. I am looking forward to spending some quality time with family. I hope all of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving holidays! Who knows, maybe I can do a post from O.K.!! :)

"Hey Mom, Are We Going To Play With Mud?"

This year we decided to have Marleigh's birthday party at a cool place called, The Mudd Room. It is one of those places that you can go in and paint ceramics and do other various art projects. Several of the kids had never been to one of these places, and so they kept asking their moms if they were going to play with mud. LOL! I thought that was so funny! Don't you just love they way four year old's think! Marls' loves barbie and so she had a beautiful barbie cake, goodie bags, plates and napkins. It was so much fun. Marleigh had a wonderful birthday!

Look at all of her sweet friend's that came!

Sweet girlies! Cassidy, Ky, and Lacey

Sweet cousin Jarren!

Painting their critters!

Eating yummy cake!

Opening gifts!

The finished product!

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Part Two:

I can't believe that it is already time for Marleigh to be attending her first Thanksgiving Feast at her school. LakeRidge preschool has a wonderful festival every year. The children do crafts, eat, and sing. I got a little sentimental remembering when Kylie attended the celebration. It was also Marleigh's actual birthday and so I ordered pizza for her class so she could have a small celebration with her friends. It was a great day!

Making "shakers"!

Making turkeys!

Momma got to help a little!

All of the sweet girls in Marls' class!

Eating pizza with her class!

I love this time of year! I am starting to get excited about the holidays. I hope all of you are having a great week! :-)

Happy Birthday Marleigh Kay!

On November 17th 2005 at 5:30 p.m., Marleigh Kay Jones was born. She was 9 pounds 7 ounces and 21 inches long! What a wonderful day that was! I can't believe my baby is four!

Marleigh~ We are so blessed to have such a sweet, sassy, and fun little girl. You make us laugh everyday and we are so proud of you for doing so well in preschool. Mommy has loved all of the wonderful times we have cuddled and played together! We love you, sweet girl! We hope you have an awesome birthday!

Her "first" birthday!

Turning 1!

Turning 2!

Turning 3!

Coming soon: Marleigh's super fun birthday party post!

Convo with Marleigh!

Hello, Friends! I thought I would start the week off with a conversation I had with Marleigh this morning.

Marleigh: "Momma, How did God put me in your tummy?"

Me: Trying to think of a good response says, " He just did!"

Marleigh: " No, Momma! I think he used magic!"

I was laughing so hard! How does she come up with this stuff. I can't believe she is already asking these questions at almost four. I wish there was a book out there to tell me exactly what to tell them. They sure do keep me rolling! LOL!!!!!!

Oh, and she is insistent on wearing her pink boots (shown in the picture above) with everything! Sweats, skirts, pajamas, you name it!

So Thankful!

Hey gals! This week has just been one of those weeks. I'm busy, worn out, stressed, etc. etc. I cleaned the house from top to bottom, yesterday, and I am so nervous that it is only going to take a day for the place to be demolished again. Do any of you have this problem? I know you guys are probably thinking, "What's the point!" Well, with all of this "feeling sorry for myself" going on, I have realized that I have so many things to be thankful for. I am so thankful for my mom and dad. I woke at 5:30 a.m. this morning so I could take a picture of them with Kylie. She is having grandparents day next week, and they needed a picture of them for a slide show. They are such wonderful granparents for my girls! We love you guys! I am also thankful for Jas and the girls, wonderful friends, and I am so thankful that the Lord is always by my side no matter what. He has really shown me through many circumstances this week, that his blessings are abundant. I just want you to know how thankful I am for all of you, and that I feel so thankful to be able to get to know all of you through this blog. You are all so awesome!