Santa Train, More Gingerbread
Today we made more gingerbread cookies! I’d picked up some Star Wars gingerbread cookie cutters, so we just had to make some of those, plus some more gingerbread boys (and girls! how did we forget the girls during the last round?) 😉 Plus, we had the wrong kind of molasses last time around, so they were a little extra tangy and the color was off (Brandon now knows, blackstrap molasses are for vegan health nuts, you gotta have Grandma’s for baking!) Later this afternoon, we were...
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Today was a busy one! We started out early with the kids waking us up to go and watch a squirrel in a tree outside our bathroom window (the height of excitement, truly). Nana Rosemary came by this morning for some more baking, and this time we made red velvet cupcakes! The kids made some more holiday crafts (I keep a lot of options on hand to keep them busy!) In the afternoon we went to Spring Arbor for Granny Jo’s birthday. She seemed happy to see us, and we all enjoyed the...
Read MoreSchool Holiday Parties
Today was almost everyone’s last day of work and school before the holidays (because I’m staying home with the kids during the work days next week). I was signed up to be the “mystery reader” in Brian’s class today, so I surprised him by showing up to read “Dragons Love Tacos” to his class! It’s such a funny book. I think the class really enjoyed it. Brian and a couple of other kids knew it well, and I had to remind them not to yell out...
Read MoreKendall’s Crown
Kendall is very proud of the crown she got at Frozen on Ice! She loves that it came with a lot more shiny stickers to decorate it....
Read MoreGoddard Dinner
Tonight was the Goddard family holiday dinner. Brandon and the kids went, and it looks like they had fun! Our new HVAC system (both units!) was installed today, and Brandon and I did some shuffling with who was here for all that drama this morning, so I could get to the hospital where Steve was having an abdominal drain installed. I had an adventure running all around the hospital trying to find the waiting area, but eventually found someone who helped me find Sue. We chatted while we...
Read MoreKendall’s Frozen Stuff
Kendall racked up at Frozen on Ice! Here she is in her new t-shirt featuring the sisters ice-skating, and with her soft Frozen pillow at...
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