happy thanksgiving

:)

the happiest christmas song

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tomorrow is thanksgiving and then friday we'll be in christmas mode! it's been really hard to put it off this year (pinterest, why don't you let me enjoy november first?) but i'm thankful that it's only two more days away! so today i thought i'd share the happiest christmas song. plus, the video is adorable :)

happy thanksgiving to you and your family. remember to give thanks to the One who deserves all our praise. we all have so much to be thankful for in Him! 

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sarah halstead

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makin' it monday // thankful leaf garland

this week's project comes just in time for thanksgiving! i had many plans for thanksgiving projects and activities this month that just didn't work out because of the hurricane and being without power for almost 2 weeks. i picked one of my favorites to share with you this time around and by thursday i should have one more mini-project for you. well...for the kids ;)

here's how to make your own thankful leaf garland:

you will need: leaves (real or fake will do fine, we used real), paint, brushes, glitter, sharpie markers, embroidery floss, and a needle

with a sharpie, i wrote down some things we are thankful for on the medium sized leaves. i tried asking norah what she was thankful for but it was much easier to just ask "what do you love?"

norah painted the large sized leaves and then i helped her shake on some glitter

once the large leaves were dry, i paired each one with a medium sized leaf and tied them together with embroidery floss.

i alternated a leaf pair with a small leaf and strung them up with a needle and the embroidery thread

hang where you please and there you have it!

what are you thankful for?