November was filled to the brim with fall activities, mostly hanging out at Cornbelly's. However there are a few other things that don't really fit into the other post categories but still should be documented.
#1- Our kids discovered Kong Kones at Macey's. For only a couple of dollars, you can get a MASSIVE Ice cream cone. We've gone several times, with money the kids have earned and you just can't beat the joy on these faces. Sidenote: we've instituted "kids fast food" money. We already had a kids fast food budget but we've given the kids ownership over that budget and so if they say "Can we stop at McDonalds on the way home?" we can discuss how much money they have left in their fast food budget and then they get to decide if they want to stop or not. It's a little tricky because some of them might want to stop and others might not and I'm trying to keep a good balance for them. But mostly it's been really good at helping them learn the value of money when it comes to fast food.
(David and I couldn't decide which Lucy ice cream picture to keep and which to cut. So even though it's going to mess with the formatting, we are keeping both because they are so cute.)
#2- Melissa invited the girls to come to Disney on Ice with her at the Delta Center. We had such a fun time! Lucy loved the show and has talked about it regularly since we went. She's also started asking to go to "Princess World", which is darling. Melissa got tickets through her work and we got to go to her firm's suite and eat snacks and watch the show from their box. It was fantastic and just such a fun time to hang out with her. I was so grateful that she wanted to spend time with us and that she took the time and effort to make such a fun evening happen for my girls. I love this sister of mine.
#3 - I occasionally like to document gas prices because I think it's an interesting glimpse into the economy and spending fluctuations. This time I had a particularly exciting time at the gas pump because gas had dropped to $2.99 a gallon, which is hasn't hit in a very long time, and on top of that I stopped at a Smiths gas station which I rarely do and apparently had some rewards which dropped by gas to 2.159! I don't even remember the last time I paid that! I was very excited and thus, documentation.
#4 - It was Lydia's half birthday and whatever she wished for must have come true because that same week she bought a pet bird AND got to pet-sit Riley for 10 days. She was in pet heaven. All the kids chipped in to help care for Riley and everyone got a small portion of the pet-sitting fee (including mom and dad). It's a great thing for Lydia to have exposure to pets without a permanent commitment.
#5 - Caleb is so cute. For breakfast one morning he wanted two fried eggs and two pieces of toast. He likes his fried eggs with the yolk all the way cooked through and his toast with melted butter. He's sometimes picky about the food that he eats, so when he asks for something good like this - we are happy to oblige. For how picky he is about dinner, he's kind of a breakfast guy! He likes almost all breakfast food and he eats a lot of it.
