Thanksgiving and Ariel's Birthday

Last Thursday was Thanksgiving.  I brined and injected the turkey, then threw it on the smoker.  It took about 3 hours.  

I made two batches of green beans.  

Then we went to Honey's house for dinner.  

Amy's mom and my mom also made a lot of food.  Amy's mom makes a regular turkey because Amy won't eat the smoked turkey.  

There was so much food!

It was all yummy.  

Especially the smoked turkey.  

The kids had fun playing.  

 We had a birthday cake for Ariel.  

Dessert time!

What a great dinner!

Last Friday was Ariel's 13th birthday!  We now have 2 teens in the house!  Even though it was Black Friday, all she wanted to do was go shopping.  We were totally crazy and went to the King of Prussia Mall.  That was probably a bit of mistake.  First, it took forever to park.  Then we had to make a run for it.  It was freezing!

The mall was crazy crowded.  

There were lines to get in the stores.  

The twins were not overwhelmed.  They didn't seem to mind the crowds.  

They checked out some computer game systems.

Broccoli!

Eli had to get a stuffy boat.  Noah a slice of pizza!

Now that's a big jacket.  

We ran into Mrs. Debbie the tutor.  

Ariel had Lilly with her.  It was an exhausting day.

That night, we took Ariel, with Lilly and Tessa to hibachi dinner.  

Catch that in your mouth!

I took the girls out for ice cream after.  

Have a great weekend!

 

Sweatshirts vs PJ Pants

Last Monday, was a half day of school for the kids.  We got texts from some moms telling us their kids were wearing their Ariel Bat Mitzvah sweatshirts to school.  

Including the girls from LA!

So that afternoon, all the tweens went to hang out in Newtown.  Ariel's old friends Chloe had her bat mitzvah the same night.  Chloe gave out pajama pants to everyone.  We had several reports and one blurry picture of the mobs of kids either wearing Ariel's sweatshirts or Chloe's pants.  So funny.  It was like West Side Story.  

I took Eli to Target.  Afterwards, we had the parent teacher conferences for the twins.  They are both thankfully doing well.  

Noah did some art for school.  

Tennis lessons.  

Last Tuesday was also a half day.  Ariel had Tessa over after school.  

Amy picked up all the leftover Bat Mitzvah decorations from Shelly.  The girls went through them.  

I went to the gym.  

Then I went to buy a turkey.  

Honey came to visit that night.  

Amy, Melissa, Mark and I went to dinner without the kids.  I had a smoked old fashioned.  

Yum!  It was nice to get out during the week.

Eli made a marble maze before bed.