Gingerbread House

Today's activity: making a gingerbread house. Didn't occur to me until after she started that there's no place to display it, because Luna respects no boundaries and loves to pull things apart.

More fun with friends!

Working hard

Finished product

O Tannenbaum!

The tree is up at Grandpa's. He and G made their annual pilgrimage to a local tree farm and picked out a balsam this year. You can smell it all through the house. The highlight of the tree is always the hand-crocheted stars we have from Grandpa's cousin Sr. Theodora in Germany. Like snowflakes, no two are the same!




Before

After

(G in her annual tree skirt ensemble)

Plowing Out

No School!

Snow and ice today ... everything, including swimming practice over Coach's objection, was cancelled.

Wrapping gifts

Cleaning "the alley"

Snow Day!

A Tree Grows Not in Brooklyn

There's a tree in the corner of our yard that never grew. We decorated our little Charlie Brown tree anyway. Then, all of a sudden, it was over our heads. D bought new LED energy-efficient lights for it, and he & G put them up today.

Tree in 1997

D & G posing with LED lights

It's finally over Dan's head, making the task a little more time-consuming

Finished by nightfall!

Catching Snow

Tobogganing

Down the back hill

Maike, ever the supervisor

Rosy cheeks!

Fog Hill

View of Rainbow Hill from the county line

Crazy winter weather: snow, rain, sleet, slush, ice

Thanks Nana!

When my parents visit us, one of the must-dos is a pilgrimage to Kohl's. My mom and G love doing this, especially because there's an ongoing debate about whether "2-for-1" or "half-price" is the better deal. Unfortunately, this year my mom wasn't able to travel, so there was no Kohl's trip. But then my mom sent us some money so G could still do a Kohl's shopping spree. Lucky for us it came during the "Storewide 50-60% Off Sale"!

So thanks Nana! Since you can do the steps now to get to Pop-Pop's computer, here's what we got:




Snowman tablecloth and dish

Throws and pillows for the almost-finished attic