Christmas scenes

 

John's morning

 

The rest of December

 

It's been a blur, honestly. We had presents to wrap.

Light shows to drive through.

Celestial events to admire

A gingerbread house to build

Homework to finish

Last-minute presents to build

And more lights to drive through

In the end, we got it all done, our tree was trimmed, our presents were wrapped, and Christmas came and went.

A and Julia

 

Some kind of twin thing, happening since birth

Christmas tree hunting at dark

 

The tree farm had limited entry this year, so we found ourselves with a 5PM appointment. Rolling up after sunset, entering a pitch dark tree field with flashlights and a headlamp, moon spooky behind the clouds, we managed to choose the perfect scotch pine.

Sunset walk at Blackwell

                                                   

Thanksgiving

We were not able to safely make our usual journey to Grand Rapids and so consoled ourselves with a huge quantity of food.

Three pies later. It was good while it lasted.

 

Speech and drama showcase

 

Last year we drove to school, perched on desks, and were amazed by speech and drama performances (they were excellent). This year we cozied up on the couch and the performances came to us.

Still amazing!

Honestly, John

 

Fifth grade

 

He wonders why we do not always believe him when he says he is paying strict attention at school.

Pandemic evenings

 

Death in Paradise on the couch 

Election night celebration

 

A celebration was called for Saturday night, and it was a beautiful night to celebrate. 

Baby apple tree

 

We have adopted a baby apple tree. We went to visit it when it was cold. 

Halloween

 A strange, distanced Halloween this year saw the children "trick or treating" by gathering candy from neighbors who laid it on tables. John described it as "efficient." The twins attended a socially distanced bonfire with three friends. And Joe and I spent a quiet, lonely holiday evening on our own! 

We did spend part of the day erecting a candy chute from an upstairs window. Although we didn't get a lot of traffic, we had a great time pelting little kids with kit kats when they came by.

Wand and flashlight walk at McDowell