It’s almost December, can you believe it? We had Riley’s fantastic birthday and party (10 kids on a scavenger hunt for Pokemon figures). We had Halloween, for real (by which time we’d worn our costumes to costume parties, a Halloween overnight at the museum, and to an anniversary party–so although we loved the candy and still have a ton left, we were pretty much over dressing up). We just had Thanksgiving (a totally wonderful, reservation-free affair where we went and saw the movie Coco as a family and loved it–and we also loved not having anywhere to be). During this time, we’ve arted at the Art Garage, we’ve climbed at our rock climbing gym, we’ve played guitar and sang at our music place, and we’ve hung out quite a bit at the museum. Oh, and, Emmett started taking ballet! And he loves it… He’s even going to be in his dance academy’s production of the Nutcracker!
Needless to say, we’ve been busy. But not too busy to start thinking about Santa’s Nice List. First, we started a fundraising page for the World Wildlife Fund, with each of us having specific goals. Emmett is helping eagles, Riley is helping sharks, Tessa is helping owls, and Asher’s helping all the baby animals. We’ve been upping our game cleaning up around the house, feeding the chickens and giving them water, and doing our homework. You never can do too much this time of year to make-up for any missteps that may have landed you on the Naughty List! So, in addition to helping the animals this year, we’re also looking to bag some presents for ourselves. Nothing to big. Just some fun games, art projects, etc.
In the meantime, we’ve already got a LOT planned. Emmett’s birthday party is on the calendar. He’s having a Back to the Future party, and we’ll be dressing up and pretending we’re stuck in the past. Dad’s taking the Eights (Riley and Emmett who are both the same age for roughly six weeks) to a Broncos game. We’re going to try skiing for the very first time, with a full day lesson. And we’re going to see Santa (a specific request from Asher). We’re trying to hit the right mix of unorganized play and scheduled stuff, but so far we’re all kind of tired. Maybe it’s still the time change? Our suggestion was to just cut out school, then we’d have a lot of time for lazing around and enjoying doing nothing. But Mom and Dad said no. So…
Keep checking back for great pics of our events and outings. We’re enjoying the season and hope you are too!
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