No place like home for the holidays
Happy Monday on this bitterly cold day in January! Just playing catch up on all of our end of November/December pictures today!
First snow!
Study on Ellis Island and immigration during a NY week
"3-sisters" themed dinner! The corn, beans and squash! With fish :)
The snow!
New York City and it's landmarks, Broadway, the history of the Macy's day parade and more!
Pizza for Queens!
Thanksgiving things!
The day after Thanksgiving = Christmas tree day!
The ornament we picked out for our tree this year!
Deck the halls!
Return of the Elves - This time, with Sparky, our first boy elf!
The kids helped Grandma and Grandpa decorate their tree!
Cozy puppy on a jumbo tiger
Elves in an igloo!
Fingerprints!
When big brother's job is to spin the spinner for Twister
This was the best advent calendar! The kids received a Christmas magnet each day
Gingerbread cookies!
It's funny but I actually miss these little Elves!
Josie just loves these things!
Gingerbread unit study! We read books by Jan Brett and Hansel and Gretel. We also learned about the Great Famine in Europe which was the inspiration behind Hansel and Gretel.
Eli won the bike raffle at the Chittenango Tree lighting!
Christmas parade!
St. Nicholas day!
Elf antics
Salt dough ornaments!
Elf antics
Frozen macaroni and cheese dinner night & Home Alone! A tradition we started last year
It's a Wonderful Life tea time! All about Angels
Sleigh bells!
Gingerbread house decorating with cousins!
12 days until Christmas!
The growing magnet collection
A night walk thru town to check out the lights
Getting outside while its nice!
Our pretty old girl!
Family Christmas movie nights
Wrapping their gifts!
Christmas Math is always fun!
The Nutcracker tea time!
Christmas bowling party!
Lights on the lake!
A Dickens Christmas tea time!
One of the last days with our elves
Apple Fritter pancakes!
Bears in ugly sweaters!
I put ribbon candy in their bags
Woodburning!
Playing popular Victorian Christmas games!
Last day of school class party!
The kids played "elf on the shelf" and had five minutes to run and hide and find a fun way to pretend they were the Elf on the Shelf
Sibling gift exchange
It was also Winter Solstice! This is a great book for the first day of winter
Hanging the bird feeders they made
Josie had her Christmas show at gymnastics
I love that they are all friends :)
Cookies!
Christmas Eve!
Our tree fell over Christmas night!
The next day, I celebrated my 35th Birthday!
A Mad Hatter New Year's Eve Party!
At Delphi falls!
Back to school and on to a new year! Sour dough pancakes!
Off to the movies to see Sing 2! We loved it!
I plan on making all kinds of units this year!
Eli came up with the first tea time unit of the year - Jungles! I also tied in Global warming
I love the Great Kapok Tree
Matthew's Birthday!
It is late and I need to get to bed! See you all soon! xoxo, Jess
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