Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Thanksgiving 2017

Happy Thanksgiving from our home to yours! We had a lovely, quiet holiday filled with rest, fun family memories and of course, delicious food! 
After school the Wednesday before Turkey Day the girls helped me do some baking...
My first gluten-free pie crust in a pumpkin pie...
I think they were eating pie dough faster than I could get it in the pan...
Our little Turkey in his PJ's..

The Bird... I brined him in a Williams Sonoma Turkey Brine kit and it was fabulous...
Maddie told me she wanted to get dressed up for our meal... Doesn't she look like such a big girl here? Sniff Sniff.
Lindsay made some "Thankful" art for us after our lunch...
Feasting! This year everything I made was gluten free... gravy, pie, stuffing... etc. and a whopper of a dessert: Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cheesecake. The girls picked it out off of Pinterest, and they did a great job choosing if I don't say so myself ;)



Thanksgiving 2017


J's first plate. *Wink*
We are counting our blessings this year, and are so grateful for the gifts of family, friends and most of all, our salvation through Jesus Christ. If we enjoy this annual feast on earth, oh my, can you imagine the feasts we'll share with our Lord in the age to come?! Happy Thanksgiving, Love the Fishers

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Fall Going Ons

It's been awhile since I've posted on the blog, but we have been a busy bunch! Here are a few pics of fun times we've had the last few weeks...

This is the BEST tree for climbing.
Tree Climbing in the backyard... enjoying the warmer fall weather the past few weeks before winter sets in!
Such a big girl.. can't believe in a couple months she'll be 8!
Andrew and his bestie, Jude, playing in the leaves outside. These boys have so much fun on Thursdays when I babysit!
We have seen some wildlife lately.. we caught a red fox running through our yard, and we've seen lots of deer pass through too!
What does the fox say? LOL.
At parent teacher conferences Maddie's teacher praised her for her great reading skills. She's has been reading nonstop the past few weeks, and she is doing such a good job. Andrew is reaping the benefits too!
Making our Christmas Lists... before Thanksgiving we took the kids to Toys R Us to make their lists for Santa. Andrew had a blast just hanging out in the store...

Look out speed racer!

Race Car

Thomas the train
A couple weeks before Thanksgiving the I hosted a Lego Themed Teacher Appreciation breakfast from the PTO. We had a yogurt parfait bar and the smoothies were a big hit!



On to Thanksgiving!

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Halloween 2017

Happy Halloween!! Love, Lindsay (Candy Queen), Madison (50's Waitress) and Andrew (Marshall Paw Patrol)
We began our very busy Halloween day by heading over to kids school for a Halloween Costume Parade. Madison was super excited because this was the first year she was in it, and not watching from the sidelines! Andrew watched the kids and waved... he was pretty excited when he saw some Paw Patrol Costumes! He said, "Me too! Andrew Marshall!"



Lindsay as a Candy Queen

 Madison as a 50's waitress, perfect for the Diner State ;)



Andrew waving at Sissy
 Here's the gang before we headed out to trick or treat in the neighborhood...

Madison, 5.5 years

Andrew, 2 years

Lindsay, 7.5 years
We visited a few houses, but it was really cold and the kids candy was getting heavy, so we headed home to sort and negotiate their favorite candies. I think there might have even been a few candies they decided to share with Mama and Daddy too for taking them out...LOL.

Monday, October 30, 2017

Fall Festival Fun

Last weekend the kids had a Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat at their school! The kids were super excited to paint pumpkins, get their faces painted and see their friends.
Pumpkin bowling

Pumpkin painting
This was the first time the girls had their faces painted, and they LOVED it.

Rainbow!

Butterfly!

Sisters ;)
Andrew was pretty excited when he saw the firetruck and had fun sitting in the driver seat!

Fire Truck Heaven

Lindsay even had a turn!

Leaf Stompin'

Our butterfly girl
Here's a Halloween sneak preview.. the kids before the trunk or treat!

Monday, October 2, 2017

DREW is TWO!!

Andrew Brooks Fisher is officially TWO!! 
Andrew Brooks, 2 years old
When you ask, "How old are you?" He will hold up his two index fingers and say "TWO".
"I TWO"
Stats:
height 33  inches 
weight  26 lbs
hair blonde
eyes blue
teeth  6 top,  6 bottom, plus molars?!
diaper size 5 
clothes size 2T 
shoe size: 6


Sleeping: Andrew goes to bed around 7:00-7:30pm and will wake up around 6:30am if we are lucky. He is an early riser, and usually ready to eat breakfast right away. He takes a nap in the afternoons around 1pm for about 1.5 hours. He has started sleeping with a pillow and blanket in his crib, and like to be covered up and tucked in.

Feeling Sassy after his hair cut... He is such a good boy and sits still!
Favorites:
Food... Enchiladas. Meatballs. French Fries. Mac and Cheese. Turkey Butter Sandwiches. Chocolate Milk. Peanut butter crackers. Any fruit, especially loves apples. Pancakes, waffles and oatmeal.. he usually has 1st and 2nd breakfast every morning. Any dessert, especially cookies. He is pretty darn good at using his fork and spoon.
Activities... Playing outside, Reading, Singing
Friends... Jude and Micah. His Sissys
Toys... Anything on wheels.
TV show... Paw Patrol, followed closely by Thomas the Train.
Book...Andrew's most favorite thing to do it to be read to! His favorite books are Thomas the Train and Paw Patrol books. He got some Cars books for his birthday from Aunt Katie and Kat, and they are his new faves!
Song... Andrew LOVES to sing, and his favorite song that he sings is "Baa Baa Black Sheep" followed by "ABC" and "Jesus Loves Me".
Color... BLUE
Andrew talked Lindsay into reading to him... although I don't think she minded one bit!

Dislikes: Vegetables. Can't get him to even try them, unless they are in smoothie form masked with berries. LOL. Waiting his turn. Lotion on his body. Being left by Mama. When Daddy goes to work. When Sissys go to AWANAS and he has to stay home.
Handsome guy headed to Church one morning
Words: "Mommy", "Daddy", "Sissy", "Lulu", "Maddie", "Jude", "Read books", "snack", "garbage truck", "cement truck", "chocolate milk" etc... many many more. He is starting to put together sentences, "I play trucks", "Mommy always come back" (LOL), "go outside", "help! shoe and socks!", "watch TV".
Andrew and the "mint" truck.
Learning: Andrew is a smarty pants, and knows all his colors about 90% of the time. Sometimes confuses pink and purple, but hey, I do that too sometimes ;) He knows all his shapes, and recognizes some letters, mostly ones in his name. He really likes to sing, and I have a CD in the car that has a song called, "Letter Sounds". It says, "Apple, Apple, A-A-A...." and so on. This kid amazes me by knowing about 50% of his letter sounds. He pointed at bubbles and said, "Bubbles Bubbles, B-B-B" and said, "Daddy, Daddy, D-D-D." Good job Andy Boy!

Color Train Sort

Jude (left) and Andrew (right) working on letter "B"

Andrew loves bath time!
Sleeping with a blanket and pillow... can't wait for the weather to turn cooler so he can use his new big boy bedding...thanks Nonna!!
Two books, Night Night song from Daddy and lots of kisses from everybody. Tuck in and he's ready for bed!
Andrew's been going next door for a couple hours on Tuesdays while I attend a CBS meeting. He was so excited to have his own back pack to take with him. He felt like such a big kid like his Sissys. It holds some diapers, wipes, snack and drink!
Proud of his backpack.
Personality: Oh boy, what a kid. Andrew is our shy guy, and will smile bashfully when strangers talk to him; however, he will give a high-five or fist bump. He adores all things on wheels, his Sisters, snacks and playing outside. He is lover, and will give big hugs and kisses. Andrew is ticklish, thoughtful and inquisitive; he has a sensitive heart. He has a mind of his own, and a temper that takes awhile to get going, but watch out, it's explosive! Drew is pretty mellow unless he is hungry or tired.

You are a joy, our sweet Big Boy! We love you so much! Mama & Daddy