Happy 5th Birthday Meg!

Meg had a fantastic 5th birthday! She was excited for weeks planning her birthday party, right down the little details of what kind of food we would have and what would be in the goodie bags. She finished and distributed her invitations in late September for her party October 25th. She invited 10 friends and everyone came! Princess Elsa made an appearance and played games with the kids and painted faces. The kids coloured Frozen pictures and spent a good amount of time running around chasing Nathan.
When I put Meg to bed that night she told me she loved her party. She also said "Mommy, can I make a card for Elsa and Anna tomorrow and mail it to Arindale? I love them both so much." For those of you who don't know, Elsa and Anna are from the movie Frozen :) 
A perfect end to a great princess party.
Happy 5th Birthday Meg!

Meg dressed as Princess Anna poses beside her 5th birthday sign

At the request of Meg, Grandma McLaughlin made Meg a Princess Ariel cake

Meg also wanted her mom and dad to dress as a King and Queen for the party...

...and of course so did Grandma Kathi, Grandpa Roy, Grandma McLaughlin and Grandad :)

Elsa did an amazing job painting faces! Claire, Zoe and Chloe all go the same design.
Not sure if it is a butterfly or a cat but all the kids wanted fangs

Marley, Avery, Maia and Meg all got the same face paint. A bat with a rainbow and fangs - of course!

The piniata was hilarious. Some kids took out a lot of frustration on it!
We never thought it would open but eventually it did.

Everyone singing Happy Birthday to Meg

Present time!

Happy Thanksgiving

Friday Meg stayed home from school to make homemade pumpkin pies with Grandma McLaughlin. It started off slow but Meg quickly got into it and was a good little helper. She was also a good taste tester! 
The pies look amazing and Meg had a great day with grandma. 

Grandma showed Meg and mommy how to strain the pumpkin after it was cooked

Meg learned how to roll out the dough

There was enough dough left to cut out shapes for the top of the pies and f
or Meg to make her version of dough cookies

Meg cracked the eggs and did a great job!

Pies made with love!

Voila! Now we just have to wait to eat them. Happy Thanksgiving!

Visit to the Pumpkin Patch

It wouldn't be Fall without an annual trip to the pumpkin patch - it was a beautiful day for it!