The boys had two weeks off from school, so we were all ready for back to school. Now, just a few days after they returned, we have our first No School day due to the cold. Ugh. It'd be really nice if they could at least play out in the snow but oh well. This will be a fun way to look back at some of the fun we had over break!
Looking ahead - I'm so excited for all of the activities this winter and spring. We signed the boys up for basketball which will take place every Saturday for two months starting this weekend. After that, they will start two sessions of private swimming lessons at the Rec Center in NL in March & April. And in April, they will start ten weeks of baseball!
I have a feeling this spring will fly by so fast but let's hope winter does too. I was NOT in the mood to shovel the snow the first time it snowed here in North Liberty. Besides, it was only an inch or two of snow, right? I 100% regret that decision because it also rained that day so it's all just stuck to the ground and I most certainly biffed it when I went to pull the bins back in after trash/recycling pick up. I'm glad it was dark out so that no one heard me say, "well flying F&*!" as I lay on the ground. Thankfully it didn't hurt too bad. It's has been below freezing ever since so now we have a nice huge build up of snow as well as street slug at the base of our driveway. Awesome.
As for the tree someone left on our driveway....I have so many questions. Ultimately, I called the trash pick-up people to let them know and they alerted the driver of our address. It was gone by 11 a.m. but that was after I dragged it out of the way so I could leave :)
So. Many. Questions.
Okay, enough of that - here are a few things we did between December 18, 2021 - January 2, 2022.
Saturday, December 18 - Adventures with Teddy
Sunday, December 19 - Family Christmas
We gathered with family in Strawberry Point. The kiddos had a lot of fun playing with each other and the adults got to laugh through a fun game too. My parents had very recently added an addition to the back of their house so it gave us the opportunity to spread out a little bit more. We also tried to have the cousins decorate sugar cookies but the store bought option did not work out so well. The highlight for me was the beef jerky we got from my dad. IT'S SO GOOD!
Wednesday, December 22 - 2nd covid shots for the boys!
Wednesday, December 22 - Holiday Lights at the Lake!
Friday, December 24 - Neighborhood Holiday Lights
We also watched Encanto on Disney+ on Christmas Eve - such a cute movie!
Saturday, December 25 - Our Christmas
We started our morning with french toast and bacon and then some exercises
for the boys. We did that last year and it made the morning go so much more smoothly.
Click on the link to check out some of the gifts the boys got too!
Sunday, December 26 - Heartlanders Hockey Game
Thursday, December 30 - Sing 2 with the boys!
It was SUCH a cute movie and I may have cried a tiny bit :)
Overall, it was a pretty good break - we played LOTS of Uno, played outside in the snow, and even attempted to have Teddy go down the neighbor's slide. Hasn't happened yet but we'll try to show proof once it does!
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