We started the week off with the making of cookies. I believe this is one of the kids' favorite things to do. Our neighbor came over to help. She had a good time (as you can see above) I finally had to tell her that I thought this was enough sprinkles. She was just having so much fun, I just didn't want to stop her!
You would never know which child is my messiest, would you? She definately enjoys getting dirty!The day after we made cookies, the flu decided to visit our house. YUCK! Poor little Regan had to miss her Thanksgiving day party at school and missed everything all week.
This is Benjamin at the school party with his little buddy. They have a good time with each other in and out of school. 
This is Benjamin's nentire class for the special lunch. It was quite a feast. Every family was asked to bring a special dish from their country and the school provided the turkey, green beans, corn on the cob, and mashed potatoes. I thought brownies would be a good American dish :) Most of the food was from China or Korea, but there are 32 different countries represented.
We were very excited that we got to have a real turkey! We thought we were not going to be able to get one, but one of the foreign owned restraunts in town had a special. So, we ordered a turkey and they cooked it for us AND delivered it to us! You can't beat that! It was SOOOO GOOD! We celebrated with some other American families that we have met. We all cooked some things and came together for a yummy Thanksgiving lunch! 
Even though many in my family were sick, they were still all very excited to get some packages in the mail! As usual, Lauren and her curls found a spot inside the box. It is always one of her favorite places to play :) We were very thankful for the clothes that they received. They all fit perfectly.
Here's 3 of them sporting their new pj's. I would show you the "fashion show" but I have too many pictures :)
We were also very excited to put up our Christmas things! I love seeing the Christmas stuff in our home. Most of the ornaments we brought made it over just fine. We only had about 4 that broke on the way here, and two of them we were able to glue back together.
This was Joanthan's addition. He has been on the hunt for some garland for weeks and finally found some. I love the how it adds to the stair case. We saw some in a store and tried to buy it and they said no, so we waited around for the owner to return so that we could ask him where he found it. He said flower street....so you can guess where we went :)
You gotta love boys! Benjamin decided to line the Fisher Price Nativity pieces all up for battle against all of the wild animal figures. If you look closely baby Jesus and the angel are missing from the battle lines because...as Benjamin says, "that would not be fair." I'm not sure, but I think the animals won.Katherine has asked every day since we put the tree up if it is Christmas yet.
So, today everyone in the Sheddan household is well....and for that, we are most thankful. We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
