Holiday Cheer 2021 {3} - Holiday Lights at the Lake!

Remember when we use to visit the Holiday Lights, Magical Nights up in Decorah? It has been three long holiday seasons since we've been able to do that and I have certainly missed it. When I heard about Holiday Lights at the Lake I was so excited.

This inaugural event took place at the West Overland Campground near us and had over 30 professional displays. They have been open since Thanksgiving and will run through New Year's Eve. Thursday-Tuesday, you will drive through and it will cost the following: $10/car, $20 large van/limo, $30 mini bus, or $50 charter/party bus. On Wednesdays, you can walk for $5/person. All proceeds of the event benefit the Bird House, Hospice Home of Johnson County.

Our original plan was to attend on Wednesday, December 15 but that night didn't turn out the way we all expected. Thankfully, not a lot of damage in our neck of the woods. Instead, we went on Wednesday, December 22 and also got to see Santa and Mrs. Claus! 

Overall, I was pretty impressed. The displays were really nice but it was the volunteers. They were like a well-oiled machine, directing traffic, helping hundreds of cars to park, helping people stay on the right path, etc. We will definitely be back!

Learn more about Holiday Lights at the Lake and the Bird House!

 

 

 

 

Holiday Cheer 2021 {2} - Gifts!

Here are a few highlights from the boys' gifts this year!

Lincoln Logs - both boys have gotten use out of this already!

Puzzle Cubes - it came as a set of five so they've had fun trying to work 

on all of them even though most of them are pretty difficult.

Pokemon Elite Trainer Box - We got both boys their own box and they had a lot of fun opening these with Gspice. Jack was pretty lucky with his box and got quite a few really good cards. 

Dot-to-Dot Books - Jack and Owen have really gotten into drawing dot-to-dot pages at BASP. 

This was a no brainer for them! They each got their own book.

Below are a few more of the gifts they got this year:

1000 piece Pokemon puzzle

Game Controller Fidget Bubble-Pop Toy

LED Light Fidget Spinner

Punching Bag for kids

Merry Christmas!

Holiday Cheer 2021 {1} - Santa Sightings!

We ventured out to a few spots this year where we knew Santa would be. I don't think we've got too many years left for the boys to believe in this big guy so I wanted to squeeze out as many as we could. Sadly, we only made it to two but that's okay. Less risky, right? Here's hoping that we still have Santa believing kiddos next year! Also, check out the last picture of Teddy!

Saturday, December 4 -  Breakfast with Santa  -  Photos by Sandi Spurrell

We missed most of the festivities with this event by accident - I got the time wrong! 

My bad but thankfully we got to the Rec Center with a few minutes to spare. 

And here's the picture I took of Jack as he was telling Santa that he 

wanted a Nintendo Switch but they are too expensive. 

Wednesday, December 22 -  Holiday Lights at the Lake  -  Photo by me!

We walked along the light display on this night and we'll post about that soon!

Saturday, December 18 -  Cedar Run Pet Boarding  -  Photo by onsite staff

We took Teddy to see Santa too! Cedar Run Pet Boarding hosted free pictures with Santa and thought it'd be so dang cute to take Teddy. I kind of wish we had one of her last year too because she was still so little then. You can check out the rest of their dog photos on their Facebook page. Every dog is looking at the camera!

Owen {8 Years Old!)

OWEN IS EIGHT!

It amazes me how fast we get to birthdays each year. They seem to catch us off guard every time but I think that's my way of keeping them young.

Owen enjoyed a powdered donut from Dunkin Donuts before school on his birthday and we celebrated a couple days later!

 

 

Owen LOVES:

• Playing on Daddy's Nintendo Switch
• Minecraft
• Pizza Ranch pizza
• Math
• Playing outside with Neighbor Jack
• Playing football with friends at school
• Drinking Gatorade
• Backwards Dinner
• Stratego
• Singing along to music on the Spotify playlist
• Talking
• Playing with Teddy
  
  

INTERVIEW

Who is your favorite person in the whole world? Daddy

What is your favorite color? Red, bed, yellow, black

What is your favorite TV show? Pokemon

What is your favorite outfit? Under Armour blue sweatshirt, Hawkeye sweatshirt, the Tie Dye shirt we made this summer

What sport do you like the best? Football

What song do you love? Anything by Gavin Magnus and Justin Bieber, spiderman song

Who is your best friend? Jackson, Luke, Christian

What do you want to be when you grow up? Pokemon King, Pizza Guy

What are you really good at? Number by Number, Minecraft, math

Where do you wish you go could on vacation? Great Wolf Lodge

What would you buy if you had $1000? Nintendo Switch, a lot of pizza from Pizza Ranch, Prodigy membership, all the Pokemon stuff in the world 

What vegetable do you love the most? Carrots

What fruit do you love the most? Applesauce, strawberries

What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? Bubblegum ice cream from Heyn's

Who is  your biggest hero? Myself

Who do you like to do with friends? Play kickball, Prodigy

What do you hope you'll get to do before your next birthday? Earn enough money to buy a Nintendo Switch

What is your favorite thing to sleep with? Squishy toy, Kernal's pillow

What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? PIZZA!

What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Chicken nuggets with ketchup

What is your favorite dessert? Every single one

What is your favorite drink? Orange gatorade

What do you want to eat for your birthday dinner? Tacos and cake

What is your favorite game? Minecraft, Car game, Stratego, Clumsy Thief

What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play with neighbor Jack