November- FREE PRINTABLE

I made this years ago, but it is still one of my favorites!

Happy Gratitude Month!!

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Inspired from THIS talk

My Favorite Thanksgiving Activity/Decoration

Last year we made a giant Thanksgiving Tree in our entry way!  I LOVED it!  Super cheap to make, helped us reflect the whole month on our many blessings, and was such a conversation piece as people stopped by our home.

Stop by a school supply store or copy store and pick up some butcher paper!   You can make your tree as LARGE or as small as you want.  Cut a long piece of brown for the trunk.  Make it 3D, by crinkling it up and then tapping it like a semi-circle!  Then use more pieces of the brown to crinkle and create the branches.  (It's easier then you think!) Then use your favorite fall colors to cut our some leaves!!  Each day have your family members write down something they are thankful for that day.  Watch your tree fill up with blessings!

Halloween Growth Chart

The Halloween decoration I love most (as well as any visitors) is our Halloween "Growth Chart" 

For several years we have been painting feet ghosts, and spider hands and recording my kids ages on them.

Nothing more fun than to see how quickly they grow!

To make the spiders, simply place both of the child's hands in black paint (trying not to get the thumb) and then place it onto the paper! One on top of the other in opposite directions!  Add googly eyes, or use paint to make your own eyes!

For the ghost's, simply place child's foot in white paint, then onto the paper.  After it's dry, use googly eyes, or a marker to draw eyes for the final touch!

Do it for one year, and treasure the keepsake.  Of do it for several years!  So easy, yet so fun.  

October Prints

Two 4x6 prints for you to enjoy this October!!

And one 5X7 Spooky print!  

Autumn is HERE! Free Printables!

To celebrate the 1st day of Autumn, I wanted to share some free printables with you guys!  As always, if you need a different size, just leave a comment, or send me an email!

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These are all the same quote, but I couldn't decide which one to share... so you are getting all of them to choose from!

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3 New Printable Quotes

We had a wonderful Stake Conference this weekend.  Here are 3 of my favorite quotes that were shared! These are made to be 5X7 printables.  Enjoy! 

(Simply left click on the picture.  When it is big, right click on it and save it to your computer!  Print at your favorite place!)

September 11th Memorial, in Kaysville Utah

This Sunday marks the 15th Anniversary of that horrible day, September 11th.  Did you know that Utah has its own 9/11 Memorial?  We do!  It is located in Kaysville, Utah at the Utah State Botanical Gardens.

920 South 50 West, Kaysville. 

This memorial is a perfect place to go and reflect.

A place to remember the horrible tragedy of that day, to remember those lives senselessly taken.


It's also a place to reflect and remember the many heroes of that day, and the days that followed.

It's a place to remember how neighbors, communities, and our whole country came together and placed "God Bless America" signs everywhere.  That amazing sense of unity we all felt.

It's a place to take your kids and teach them a bit of history.  Talk to them about where you were on 9/11, and what effect it has had on your life.

This memorial honors the lives of Utahan's lives who were taken that day, and in the days that followed fighting in the War on Terror.  Watching a mother show her small child the name of his Daddy, and say "See, that's your Daddy's name.  Your Daddy is a HERO!"  This memorial means so much to each of them.

While you are there, take a walk along the beautiful trails.  Hold your family close, and be thankful for all the blessing you have.

(Photo Cred: TheTrekPlanner)

Nearby in Farmington there is a perfect hike called "Flag Rock" to add to your reflection of 9/11.

From State Street to Flag Rock is the same height as the World Trade Center Towers. You can get all the details of the hike, and the history of the flag here;

http://thetrekplanner.com/flag-rock-farmington/

**I was personally involved in getting this memorial built.  If you visit, I would love for you to share a comment here on this post!