Thursday, December 22, 2016

Tis The Season

December is one of my favorite months of the entire year! This month we've had some snow (and ice), canceled school days, and time with the Fish Fam. Tomorrow we leave to spend a week in Seattle with my parents and the rest of my family.

We spent the first weekend in December sipping cocoa, eating pie, and doing a puzzle while we watched the Christmas Devotional. I think we will make this a tradition!


 . . . and then came the crazy weather! I had 1 late start and 4 snow days. While we did get a few inches of snow, the biggest problem was the ice!

this field by our church was completely frozen over

the parking lot was transformed into a skating rink

the ice was so heavy that lots of trees cracked and fell! 


view of our street

the ice was pretty, but the snow was even prettier! 

a street full of fresh new snow

Since nobody was out and we live on a one-way street, we let Luna run free for a little while.


I love seeing the tree in the window and the lights on the house!!

Because of all the snow days, this is how we spent most of our time. . . cuddled on the couch in front of a pretend fire. 

Another new tradition is to go to downtown Portland and listen to Tuba Christmas! It's a free public event in which hundreds of tuba players put on a Christmas concert. What's even better is that Cohan, Brodie's brother, played in the concert!

Danner was so excited to listen to his dad!

This is only about a third of them. Lots of tubas under one tent!

the whole crew

 December also meant a snowman art project with my class, a haircut, and an early Fish Christmas celebration!

aren't these sock snowmen are the cutest??

I hadn't cut my hair since last December, so it was definitely time!

Before everyone headed out of town for Christmas, the Fish Fam got together for a sleepover, Christmas breakfast, and gift exchange. 

 Christmas celebrations, report cards, and finals week must have been a bad combination for us because Brodie and I both got sick. I had a bad cold and Brodie had the flu. For 4 days, this is what it looked like around our house. . .


and this . . . poor guy :(

Can't wait to be in Seattle tomorrow!

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