We couldn’t have our little family Christmas without at least one delicious treat. I tried out these brownie cookie cutouts (https://smittenkitchen.com/2008/04/brownie-roll-out-cookies/) and they are just as amazing as they sound. Maybe the most perfect version of a cookie (in my opinion). They’re soft, chocolatey, festive…AND can be made into ice cream sandwiches. What more could you ask for?
Another low-key, but very Christmas-y weekend in the books. Man, I love this crew.
It’s been a crazy week around here. We’ve had something every single night. Thank goodness the weekend is right around the corner.
Tonight’s adventure was bell ringing for the 4-H club. We had a fun time doing it with friends this year and we even got to celebrate a birthday at the same time.
From dance competitions to cheer competitions! We’re super excited to continue to be part of Anni’s fan club.
We spent a lovely winter weekend at the lake house. There was ice skating, puzzling, hot tubbing, reading, pinballing, and lots of relaxing. As a bonus, some friends come up for a visit AND we even got to enjoy some huge snowflakes. This time of year is pretty magical.
Tell me it’s cold in Wisconsin without telling me. Here’s my version. This is after one dishwasher load.
We did go for a nice wintery hike today but otherwise most of our day looked a lot like this.
…can be exhausting. Even the bun agrees.
What happens when your husband misses out on round two of his favorite meal of the year? You make up for it five days later, of course.
And it was delicious.
A dusting of snow this morning helped kickstart our festive day. We continued decorating the house, procured a tree, watched a Christmas show, finished our first Christmas puzzle, listened to lots of holiday music, drank hot cocoa (my best yet, I’d say), and just enjoyed each other’s company.
I think it’s going to be a rough transition back to real life tomorrow.
It wasn’t the weekend we thought we were going to have, but we’re making the best of it. Lots of downtime, warm beverages, puzzling, lots of reading, and some shopping. The holiday decorating has started and there’s talk of a tree tomorrow. All kinds of crazy stuff, I know!
Always thankful for these folks (and the family who wasn’t with us today). Feeling grateful on so many levels today.
Big day over here! We went thrifting. We went book shopping. We ate bagels and puzzled, and had a Tiny Tee party, and read, and watched a Christmas movie. We laughed a lot and came up with a bunch of inside jokes for the group. We even tried out the Wish Paper (https://www.flyingwishpaper.com) I’ve been saving for over a year. It was well worth the wait. We all made our wishes and we’re feeling pretty hopeful about them coming true.
You know what’s even better than a quick getaway? A getaway with some amazing people. The boys have been having a great time with friends they haven’t seen in EIGHT years. Somehow I knew they’d get along without any issues. It makes my heart very happy. :)
The boys and I did a thing! It’s fall break for school so we decided to jump on a plane and head to Michigan to visit friends for a few days. We had flight vouchers from a cancelled Covid trip that were about to expire so it was the perfect excuse.
Robbe rocked his STEAM Fair presentation today. His station was so busy we had a hard time even seeing his work! I learned a lot about the Mariana Trench and if you’re interested in learning more about it, just spark up a conversation with Robbe. He’ll be happy to share his knowledge.
That’s right. It’s the little one’s turn on the recorder. And he’s working hard!
The boys made owl houses as a project after their 4-H meeting. Yes, 25 kids building owl houses with drills was just as intense as you might guess.
They were pretty pumped about it, though.
Robbe rocked his fall piano piece tonight. It was a bit of a bummer to only have one in this recital, but we’ll have a band concert for Chase soon enough.
I can’t get the video to embed, so click here to enjoy Robbe playing Brave Heart.
Robbe’s friend invited him to do some bouldering the other day. He loved every second!
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