Christmas and a New Year!
The day after Thanksgiving, we went to Hafners to pick out a new ornament for our tree!
We chose this one!
Later on, we picked out our tree from a local farm just down the road
Yuki likes to sit just like this near the heater every morning!
At the creek
The library gave the kids these cute little Christmas countdown calendars - Liam decided to add all the cottonballs on the first day
The front window was the perfect place to hang our stockings this year
Some Elf antics:
Even Yuki had an Advent calendar!
and Boots!
Windmills for the Netherlands
I love the month of December
Bratwurst for Germany and a Dutch salad and Stroopwafels for the Netherlands
Our Snowman dinner
Christmas art inspired by Van Gogh during our study of the Netherlands
This was our lunchtime read aloud for December... I just love this one
We went to a few Christmas drive thru events in December so the kids could see Santa!
One of my favorite date nights of the year with Josh - We get good food and watch "It's a Wonderful Life" (This was the night before St. Nicholas day)
St. Nicholas came!
Checking out another Christmas drive thru event and going to Lights on the Lake!
Driving around the city to see the lights and the tree!
The kids learned all about Picasso during our study on Spain
Sleepy puppy
We did Christmas movie dinner nights! One night, we had microwave mac and cheese dinners and watched Home Alone. (Remember the scene when he is waiting for the burglars to arrive and he fixes himself some?)
The Grinch night! Roast BEAST sandwiches and Who Hash Scalloped potatoes
...and Grinch popcorn for dessert!
A chilly Sunday walk
Yuki is coat rich
School and work together :)
Josie got her glasses!
Doing school on the top of the bunk bed!
On the last day of school before Christmas, I gave the kids a Polar Express party! Cinnamon rolls, cocoa, fruit and a Christmas gift waiting for each of them at the table when they woke up
it just so happened that it fell on a day that we had a good amount of snowfall outside!
Reading the Polar Express at lunch and making fun bell art
At night, we made a Polar Express train and watched the movie!
The next day, we went sledding and brought the kids shopping to buy their sibling gifts!
That weekend, the fire department came around with Santa and brought the kids candy canes!
Preparing Reindeer food and Gingerbread houses for Uncle Jim and Aunt Mary's house!
How a 6 year old brushes his teeth:
Waiting for Christmas
Cookie baking days!
The kids helped me prepare cookies, cards and dinner for our neighbors
Day 2 - Santa cookies!
Sibling gift exchange!
The Christmas Eve/Christmas day groceries are my favorite.
Annual shot at the temperature on Christmas eve morning! Off to get breakfast sandwhiches!
Our dinner spread...
We happened to park right behind my best friend at the Christmas eve drive thru service! It was such a blessing to be able to see her, hug her and chat with her while we waited for the service to begin
Getting bigger and bigger each and every year!
Watching Garfield Christmas
Throwing carrots out for the reindeer
Ready for 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
Watching Die Hard with Josh, Joel and Boots!
Every year....
Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!
Inside joke
Breakfast!
Watching the last episode of the Mandalorian! We were so excited!
For the memory
The next day! My 34th birthday!
My friend Steph dropped off a gift basket with the fluffiest pink slippers ever as a joke!
Josh bought me a birthday cake! Icecream! My favorite :)
34 years. Both of us now! So glad to have been able to "grow up" and build a life with him. I love him more than words!
The end of another Christmas season
New years Eve...
Amy's parents had dropped us off a beautiful gift basket that included this puzzle for Christmas! It took me about 7 hours to finish!! It was really Eli's idea... but he "helped" about ten of those minutes! ;)
Happy New Year!!!!!
Back to school! January! Another new year.
Our January lunchtime read aloud because it has been awhile since we've read this one!
We studied Canada our first week back! One day, we read about the Inuits and dog sledding
Josh is still working from home
Math with Daddy
A chilly trip to the zoo! The animals are so fun in the winter!
Poutine for our Canada week!
The kids also read about the author Lucy Maud Montgomery. They made these fun collages of Anne's famous quotes
The kids are studying the United States this week! They have memorized the Preamble to the Constitution, we've studied the statue of liberty and other national monuments, the government, American history, NY history and so much more! Tomorrow, they are going to prepare a very American lunch!
....and that does it for me! I'm all caught up! Hope to see you more frequently on here this year. Thinking of you all and I love you.
xoxo, Jessie
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Happiest of New Years to you! My 2021 be all that you make it! ;-)