So, after almost 20 years, plenty of duct tape, JB weld and burnt out ice maker, it was time for a new refrigerator. It's pretty neat to get fresh water and ice from a refrigerator. Who knew that was possible.
Thanksgiving break was not quite what we were expecting. Our annual ThanksChristmas up north didn't get to happen. We at least got to see all our family virtually which is better than nothing, but not as good as the real thing. We missed all the hugs!! Daddy got to take the week off with the girls and enjoy time together. Mommy worked some of the time but we definitely got to enjoy time with each other. We figured the girls were finally tall enough to take to Go Kart World. We all had a great time, with almost the whole place to ourselves.
We started Thanksgiving Day with an early morning walk in our neighborhood before the cooking began. We had gone shopping for everything we needed for a huge Thanksgiving feast for four. It was fun to cook it all as a family, from the Fried Turkey, Green bean Casserole, jellied cranberries, mashed and sweet potatoes, homemade Apple Pie, (and one homemade pumpkin pie from the Snows) and devilled eggs that actually lasted throughout the day only because they were put in the back of the refrigerator instead of on the counter but got eaten nonetheless.
We loaded up all four of our bikes for the first time since we all have new adult size bikes on our rack with doubt, but they all seemed to fit. We headed down to the peninsula path. You can see the whole shoreline from there and is was certainly a beautiful day!
Game nights are still fun when done virtually, and Megan is great at setting them up. We loved another virtual game night with the Natal's, Marty's, and Auntie Carrie!
Since picture day didn't happen in person this year, we had to use our limited photography skills, but we made it happen at home.
The break from school was mostly spent OFF of electronical devices. This entailed walks, make shift random fun, mats out front for jumps even from Daddy, and more Lego fun. First they brought out all the old Legos that had been organized by color and together the girls miraculously made an accurate representation of the gymnastics center. Then we got a new kit of the International Space Station. It was fun to build and learn about as we went. We got to appreciate our wonderful neighborhood with night bike rides to check out all the beautiful Christmas lights.
After Thanksgiving break apparently Christmas is the next day : ) So, out came the decorations. We filled the house and then put up the lights and outdoor decorations. The following weekend we got our tree from our local Christmas Tree farm (Snow Pines) and had the best service ever. It really was a fun experience. We cleaned the house, moved furniture, and got ready for the train and tree display.
We put up SO many ornaments on the tree, Mommy even got a new box from Grammy from her childhood to add to the tree this year! And then we all wanted to add to our train display so we headed to the local train store. We thought that it would be fun to change up our track from an oval to a figure 8. The girls also picked up a build your own flower shop that was on sale to add to the town.
Then Christmas was in full effect. Daddy had a virtual work Christmas party where he wore his Griswold Hockey Jersey and set up a monitor in the background to show the TV Yule log. The girls didn't get their usual gymnastics Christmas party, but did get to enjoy their gift exchange at the end of practice with their friends.
Even though gymnastics season may look different this year, our gym wanted to make sure the girls are still encouraged by their progress and had an in house practice meet with judges for them to have fun and see how much progress they have made. Both girls did absolutely amazing and all the kids had a great time! Both girls have been grateful to have gymnastics and are improving every day. They have consistent full twists on floor, their L7 series on beam, and have or are working on their giants on bars!
We finished off this month excited for the holiday and more time together. Kaylee made a wreath from leftover Christmas Tree scraps and Cienna has spent months making gifts for close family and friends. We also cleaned the under stair storage all together which was an unexpected gift for Mommy!
MERRY CHRISTMAS
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