i can't believe we made butter

for family home evening last night, we had our annual (i-can-call-anything-a-party) harvest party.

first, the girls made butter. they actually did a great job and enjoyed the shaking a lot (which they did while running around and dancing to various primary songs).  here's a tip for the young ones: we "started" the butter a little bit with a hand mixer to more correctly align the butter-making process with the girls' attention spans.

then we played a game called color me grateful. we went through six or so colors and had the girls name something of that color that they are grateful for (not surprisingly, most of their answers ended up being different kinds of fruit). then they colored in a sheet of various objects, trying to use the correct colors.

afterwards we went turkey hunting -- an easy activity that kids really dig. we had the girls leave the living room while we hid little turkey cards all around. then they came back in and raced around trying to find the most turkeys. summer had an obvious advantage and beat afton easily; however, she could not surpass little afton in sheer excitement every time a turkey was found.

finally, daddy baked us up some delicious scones that we smothered in the homemade butter, wild blueberry jam, and honey.

happy thanksgiving!