Lots of giving and cheer, Nana and Poppa's wall of watercolor was finally complete. We celebrated up till bedtime and got to wake up and spend more family time with the Rydmans before heading down the road to the McFarlands. More great weather let us enjoy the beautiful property that Sean and Jamie work so hard on. A fun filled fried turkey Thanksgiving day, and once the kids went to bed the adults went to the Tavern to celebrate! Carrie's 40th brought us out of our tryptophan lull, we had a great time with games and laughter, and saw hours of the day that most of us haven't seen in a long time.
Then of course woke bright and early for "Christmas" morning. The kids were spoiled as always and we had another successful white elephant for the adults! More spoiling was next as Grammy took 4 granddaughters to the Disney Store for basically anything they wanted. After a show put on at Grammy and Grandpa's and a relaxing evening we were on our way home the next morning when we met up with Uncle Matt for a hello and goodbye.
Although it's 8 hours, the girls are great on the road trip. Back at home we helped Scott make some home brew to share with his family for the holiday's. Went to Carter and Logan's Birthday at Chuck E. Cheese's. Lexie and Nickie came over for a play date. Enjoyed plenty of park time among ourselves. Put up our Christmas decorations. Then set out again on a much shorter field trip to San Diego. We spent some quality time with Uncle Joe and Dana at a Christmas themed Sea World.
Ending out the month was Cienna's first Elementary school concert. Cienna was great on stage, of course knowing every word for the "Pajama Sing". All kindergarten and TK students sang a handful of songs in the schools auditorium. When some of the more difficult words to memorize came about, you could hear Cienna's voice loud and clear. Funny typical first concert, the tall kid got place right in front of her which made her difficult to see : ). She has her nose in a book constantly now that she can read full books, even if she doesn't know the story already. Get to see influences of friends come out in her attitude (good and some not as good), but she does have good judgement. Her passion for art continues to evolve as well as her stubborn sense of style (no jacket, cause it wouldn't show her outfit that she picked).
Kaylee really enjoyed spending some one on one playtime with Isla without the interruptions of older siblings for the first time, and it was awesome to see how well they played together. She really is developing a love of learning shown through her explanations of her days at pre-school. She is a concept learner for sure. She needs to know why she is learning and what is the point, then the pieces all fall together. Her clothing style choices revolve around comfort and softness. On one of our trips back from walking Cienna to school she got the concept of skipping, once it clicked there was no stopping her. And what a cute skip it is!
Porter found some new friends in our tree next to the garage. There is a nest of birds way at the top. He now has discovered the ability to leap higher than ever just to say hello to them.
Looking forward to a simple Christmas at home but will miss the rest of the family! Thanks for making such a wonderful Thanksgiving, 40th Birthday, and Christmas vacation! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you and hope it is time well spent with family and friends!
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