December 2021

The first day of December,  we were able to do something very special. We signed up to create an ornament to place on the tree at the hospital for families who have lost a child or had a miscarriage. It was a very sweet thing and both Mikal and I got emotional. It was so nice that someone takes the time every year to put on something so special for those during this time of the year.

We went home and then we decorated our fresh cut Christmas tree to lighten the mood. Dean was so happy to put up the decorations! This year my mom decided to not put up her Christmas lights, so I met Carter in Moses Lake and picked up the lights. That next week, I put them up! It was fun to be festive this year and Dean looked forward to the Christmas lights turning on every night and driving around looking at them. Christmas is a magical time of year for him and it’s so great to see him get so excited!



 


We took a drive up to Chelan to find some snow. We got look for animals and see some beautiful white mountains!





I took the 2001 Dodge back to my parents house to buff it out. I wanted to be able to get top dollar for the pickup and the "rocky mountain pinstriping" needed to go. I spent the day buffing it out and making it look shiny! It definitely did the trick. 


We went up and visited Leavenworth again to walk around and see the lights. We love seeing all the beautiful lights up there! 



We did Christmas at my parents house this year. Before we headed out, we did our own little Christmas. Dean got Duplo Lego mats, a big firetruck puzzle, a fort making kit, swimming googles and magnetiles. Dean also got new wood and metal gardening tools, and some deer flannel bed sheets from Aunt Kira. Mikal got some insulated leather gloves. I got new glass storage containers and silicone baking mats. It was a good Christmas! My sister Melissa and her family came up for a couple weeks to hang out. We made gingerbread houses, played games, lots of laughing and screaming, but ended with almost everyone getting the throw up sickness 😞 Mikal also tore apart the new 2011 Dodge to try and get the oil leaking under control. He was out there pretty much the whole time we were there. 

My mom got us all fun matching shirts

Getting some fresh air






New goggles!






Christmas 2021 (Dean is 2)

Just a few extra pictures from December.






Henry and Dean having fun!

Dean and Henry sledding!

Rosy cheeks!

Sledding with Dad



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