Gingerbread Houses 2020

 

We had fun decorating gingerbread houses with grandparents this year.  This has been one of the few times we've actually seen them this year with covid and it was really special.

November Tidbits 2020

Brandon and I got a date afternoon one day!  We went out to lunch and took a long bike ride together.  it was just what we needed!

As for everyone, Thanksgiving was quiet this year, but we snuck in one picture with McKinley!

Here was the Thanksgiving dessert...pumpkin trifle!

Of course, more baking this month!  And we got to use a birthday gift that Aubrey got!

The girls had a really sweet tea time one evening, just the three of us.  We crafted, talked, and enjoyed the yummy scones we made together.

More Harry Potter themed goodies using her very creative gifts.

We set up the tent in the middle of our family room one day during Thanksgiving break.  It barely fit in our room, but the girls had an awesome time reading and watching a movie in it!

We had a spa day one night, but these face masks creeped me out so much they didn't keep them on for very long.

This girl.  Lucy is almost always willing to go for walks with me, and this particular afternoon was a perfect one :).  We just had the chance to just sit and talk...just the two of us.

Nana made her annual birthday tea for Aubrey.  It was a fancy tea party theme complete with homemade hats and all the goodies this birthday girl could want!

More baking!

November marked the end of distance learning for these girls (but not for mom).  They got to go to school from 8:20am to 1:20pm each day, and boy were they ready to go back!

Here comes December!

Daughter Dates

We decided one day to split the girls up and have some one-on-one time with them!

Daddy and Aubrey had recently finished a Harry Potter book, so they watched the movie while Lucy and I went on a bike ride to The Fountains for a special treat.  It was a beautiful day and so fun for all of us to spend some special time with just one of our girls at once.  They have really been troopers during this time of both parents working full time and distance learning being really challenging (for mom and girls!).  

This was a day that was very much needed and one that we will remember for a long time :).