Day 2460 | Ice Skating

We finally made it to the indoor skating rink! And it was so fun. The boys did great. I’m hoping with a few more visits to the rink, we’ll have expert skaters by the end of the season.

Day 2459 | Family Dinner

Look at this! All five of us sitting around our original family table—in all of our assigned spots. And we ate a whole dinner like that. Crazy, right?

Day 2458 | Merry Christmas

Sorry it’s been awhile…but Christmas will do that! We’ve had a lovely week of family celebrations, delicious food, and spoiling the boys. Happiest of holidays to you and yours!

Day 2457 | Christmas Baking

Our annual cookie baking day was yesterday and we nailed it. I forgot to take a photo of the final assortment, but they sure look good. Although exhausting, we had a lovely afternoon of baking. Nothing beats a fun holiday tradition.

Day 2456 | Snow

There’s a crazy amount of snow here at the lake. It’s the most snow I remember us having at Christmas in a long time. And it sure is pretty.

Day 2455 | Santa Letter

Robbe officially mailed his Santa letter today—and thank goodness because he was getting a little nervous about it arriving in time. We’ll see if Santa comes through this year!

Day 2454 | Candle Crafting

It was candle crafting day with some of my favorite people. Act surprised if one shows up as a gift. :)

Day 2453 | Bell Ringing

The last time we were ringing bells for the Salvation Army was pre-Covid. We were finally back at it tonight…woohoo! The boys even sang Christmas carols with me while we jingled—I was pleasantly surprised. With all the getting going on around here lately, it sure felt nice to take some time and give a little.

Day 2452 | 4-H Fun

A 4-H meeting at an arcade? Yeah. We can get into that.

Day 2451 | Weekend Magic

Weekends are the best, aren’t they? And, as far as Saturdays go, today was about as good as it gets. We had a low key morning with muffins. Went for a walk downtown where we witnessed a duck promenade in the river and enjoyed tasty warm beverages. The boys both had afternoon play dates while Chris supervised and put together a puzzle. Me? I enjoyed a holiday market with a friend. Then we walked back downtown for some delicious pizza before putting on a holiday movie after the boys went to bed. Oh, and Chris and Chase wore matching shirts, too. I mean…perfect, right?

I really love this time of year.

Day 2450 | Students as Teachers

We stopped at the boys’ school tonight for a Students as Teachers event. They each got to show us around their classrooms and walk us through some of their typical works. They both seem so happy and engaged at school. As parents, is there anything better?

*Sorry I forgot to take a photo of Robbe in his classroom. Oops!

Day 2449 | D&D is Back

In case you were worried about Dungeons & Dragons being a passing trend at our house…it’s back! And it took up most of the afternoon, so that’s fun.

Day 2448 | Fireworks

Fireworks + good friends. It doesn’t get much better than that. I guess less freezing rain in my face would have been appreciated.