Thanksgiving Break

When we started school back in early August, Thanksgiving break felt so far away ... and now here we are! The last couple of weeks have been packed with - among all the other things - a soccer tournament, cheer, l-o-n-g hours at work, and a little furniture shopping as it's time to update some spaces.

A few Sundays ago, we actually found ourselves with a quiet afternoon so the girls and I had a little date to Paint 'n Party and Henry's ice cream. Emma decided to make her painting project for her teacher.

 Both girls spent a long time painting to perfection!

 Henry's has the best ice cream in Plano.

 This past week, the girls had field day at their school. Many activities had to be moved inside because of cool morning temps, though it was beautiful by the afternoon. I'm not a fan of fall field day, but the girls had a blast, of course. I pulled these pics off of their teachers' pages and obviously didn't bother to crop them.

 Steve is a great field day volunteer. This year, he made the school's FB page!

Tomorrow is laundry and packing day, and Sunday we're off to Florida for a beach Thanksgiving! We've had cold weather this week (as in below freezing, not just "Texas cold"), so the warm sunshine will feel great. Really, though, I'm just looking forward to - and very grateful for - a get-away and some R & R with family. Happy Thanksgiving!