Black Friday purchases
(I guess that was technically November. They didn't come until Dec. so that counts, right?)
Christmas tree decorating
White Elephant party
This is what Chris brought
(Hopefully you can read everything on the can.)
This is what Christ got
Elle's white elephant party
(The rule of thumb for parties is invite way more people than you think will come and you'll end up with just the right amount. Not so with 12 year olds. 20 showed up!)
Even Elle's Cello (Buddy) got into the Christmas spirit
Elle's school got to perform at Winterfest!
Then they went to a museum
(Elle and her friend Gwen are using the green screen exhibit to play superhero and Kirk)
And ice skating
Someone had a birthday
We broke the last of our groovy, yet ancient red glasses given to us by one of our Wymount BFF's
(I think they were in his grandma's house for many years before they gave them to us)
Elle got a fancy new Christmas dress
Elle played her cello in church!
(Chris couldn't help photo bombing every time I took her picture)
She played the cello part of Gesu Bambino with a vocalist and pianist.
It sounded great!
Every time I tried to record the practice session kids were crying or shouting or laughing in the background.
I recorded her doing a solo version:
We tried out our new Aebleskiver pan
Our Christmas cactus finally decided to bloom!
We ate gingerbread pancakes
(and cooked some batter in our Aebleskiver pan too!)
Chris made an annual "Trix Treat"
(This year's is a cornucopia)
Stay tuned for more exciting winter happenings.
