Since our last post, fall has gone and the Christmas season is now in full swing. As usual this fall, we had many leaves in our back yard to rake up and "give back" to our neighbors behind us. And being a kid, Lanna could not resist playing in the leaf piles. This reminded me of my own time as a kid playing in the leaves!
In early November, we lost a wonderful neighbor. Bill and Lanna shared the same birthday, and every year at his birthday party, he made sure that everyone sang Happy Birthday to Lanna too. That same day, Lanna learned to ride her bike without training wheels! How excited we were for Lanna as she conquered this feat in just a few hours!Dan and Carol ran the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving day, while Maggie and Lanna helped Nanny prepare the Thanksgiving dinner. The night before, they helped make the pumpkin pies, and how delicious they were. Lanna says she wants to be a chef, and Maggie loves to help in the kitchen and also says she wants to learn to sew. Good thing they have a grandmother who knows how to do both well!
The Saturday after Thanksgiving, we took our annual trek to the Fern Crest Tree Farm to pick out the "perfect" tree and to visit with Santa. As a bonus, we had snow that day and it was great fun (but cold) walking thru the snow and watching snow flakes land on our eye lashes.
The house is now decorated, the lights hung up outside, the school holiday program complete and the kids (including Dan) are now out for Christmas break. The girls are eagerly anticipating Santa's arrival, and even got a phone call last night from the big man himself. How fun it was to watch their faces as Santa talked to them about what he was planning to bring, but that they needed to be nice to each other and make sure to clean their rooms.
We wish you many blessings as you gather with family and friends, and hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year.
