I'm glad to report that we survived this weekend- barely. It was crazy! I will not give you all the details because it exhausts me to even think about it, but I will say we went to a performance of the Nutcracker, headed up the decorating for our ward Christmas party, and survived flying solo while Garrett was in California. He ran his best Spartan so far, a 4.5 mile rugged terrain course with 22 obstacles. He completed all of them and so was able to avoid any penalties (30 burpees). He earned the trifecta which was a big accomplishment for him. Is there any kind of trifecta medal you can earn for the motherhood/housewife race?
Addy had a clogging performance at a Christmas expo and that was pretty fun. We also went to our glass blower's open house and each of the kids got to choose a Christmas ornament. So fun! Elise found a fun advent idea called the 25 days of Christ that she shared with us and we have really enjoyed it. Each night leading up to Christmas there is a certain scripture story and bible video you learn about and then an ornament that you hang on the tree. It has been a good reminder about the true meaning of the season.
It has been nice to be over our sick stage. It's no fun to deal with that but I guess it's a part of mortality. This morning we enjoyed looking out our window to watch the birds at our bird feeder. We also spotted a couple of flickers on our treehouse. It reminded me of the good times we had growing up, looking out our huge south window at the birds in our crab apple tree and on our window sill. We saw all sorts, including a random parakeet!
We are looking forward to seeing all of you over the holidays! Nobody is allowed to get sick between now and then! Love you all!
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