Count your blessings

BEFORE

AFTER

I found this really cool cupcake book and it had these cute little cupcakes in the shape of a turkey.  They didn't really look all that hard so I thought I would make them on Wednesday before Thanksgiving along with the three pies I was making.  The turkey's were not to hard just, time consuming.  (By the way, it is hard to find caramels.)  I think we went to two grocery stores, target, a drug store and finally found them at K-mart.  Here is the picture from the book and then my creations.  I think they turned out cute and if I was a photographer and had the proper lighting mine would look pretty close.

Picture from the book

The girls helping to unwrap the caramels.

 Emma loved hers

 Lily loved hers

 And so did Meilynn

Meilynn could not wait to get her hands on them

One of my pumpkin pies

The girls posing for someone's camera (Lily, Emma, Meilynn)

There was a little family entertainment.  Emma got this book for her birthday that was a learn to read play.  We put on Cinderella.  Lily was the Stepmother, Mike was the Prince, Meilynn was the Stepsister, Emma was Cinderella and I was the Narrator.  I think it turned out really cute.

And they lived happily ever after!

Thankful for our family

 We also celebrated our Son-in-Law's Birthday

 And Jilliana's

We sang Happy Birthday to her and the girls blew out the candle for her.

 Then they opened a few gifts for her

 Our Son-in-Law Nick and our second daughter Meghan.

 My Mom and Meilynn

 My two older daughters, Kami and Meghan

 With their Grandma Jeanie

 Me with my Mom

 Lily with our Granddogger

 My nephews

Meilynn sharing something with her cousin

It kind of reminds me of an old song.  Count your many blessings name them one by one,  Count your blessings see what God has done.

We are truly blessed!