Nathaniel with his little Pilgrim Man, which was made from a toilet paper tube!

Nathaniel with his owl!  Annabelle just finished a unit of study on owls at school.  Her final project was creating a book for Nathaniel all about owls...hence the inspiration.

Annabelle on Thanksgiving morning, watching the Pumpkin Pancakes cook.  They were never consumed however, because they tasted "like pumpkin".

Making cranberry relish, a tradition.

On our Thanksgiving nature walk, on the new wetland trails behind our house.

The wetland path....newly constructed this fall on the preserve our house backs up to.

Crumbling the cornbread for dressing.

Thanksgiving dinner!  

We opted for a more kid friendly pumpkin dessert...Pumpkin Whoopie Pies!    Click here for the recipe: Whoopie Pie

Annabelle in her newly painted room, our Thanksgiving break project.  It is a lovely shade of lavender, aptly named "Giggles"