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Where has December gone? The kids are officially on winter break, we've got most of the holiday tasks checked off the list, and we're honing in on what we want to get done before the big day. It's been a snowy and frigid month so far - that's what had been predicted, and it's come true. Although it's forecasted to be above 40 degrees on Christmas Day! As long as there's still a bit of snow on the ground, that'll be ok.

Zootopia 2 with the fam (Scott and Arya were there but didn't want to have their pics taken)


Rolling the butterballs for Christmas Eve dinner...yummy!


G and I went to the GLOW Festival in St Paul on a very chilly Sunday night. We saw beautiful light displays, drank hot chocolate, made s'mores, took a break to warm up, and then made some "67" art. It was an excellent way to end a weekend with my little guy!














Accidentally twinning at work with Tina!


This pooch could barely keep her eyes open one night - she's definitely not a night owl!


We continued the tradition of baking Christmas cookies. My mom made the sugar cookies and brought them over for the kids to decorate. And then I tackled the chocolate peppermint kisses, the peppermint snowballs, and the fudge. They all turned out great!





Another pic of sleepy Pria, snuggled up on a cold Saturday morning.

Tonight (Saturday), we were going to go to Sam's Christmas Village in WI, but the windchills are going to make it unbearable to be outside. We're going to try again next weekend when the temps won't be so bad. Instead, we're going to go through a drive-through lights experience in another town, go out for dinner, and then enjoy Christmas lights on the way back home. I'm glad that we have these traditions each year to look forward to. It'll be different next year without Arya here all the time!

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