St. Paul Winter Carnival

 It's usually just cold and a bit of a haul to go to the Winter Carnival, but for a few $ for fundraising and a stay-in-the-car viewing of the ice and snow sculptures, we decided to venture out this year. It was in the negative digits with a nice winter sun - great for viewing the ice sculptures. The kids had a bingo card to fill out along the ride. The fan favorite was of course the Mandalorian and Child. 

An ice eagle

A deer among pines

Rocket to the moon

Indoor fort

Phoenix rising

Big Boi

 Milo anxiously waits for dinner. He eats a lot! 

Sun and Snow

It always feels good to be out in fresh snow with the sun shining. 

The kids thought it was crazy fun to walk out on the lake. 

Christmas 2020

 Still in the middle of Covid and staying home. The kids were going insane waiting for Christmas to arrive. We ended up having a white Christmas with 5-8 inches of snow surprising us on Christmas Eve. 

Nana Sheila and Papa Guitar stopped by in all their finery to exchange gifts. 

The kids' faces when they opened the XBox1 from Santa. 

Milo enjoying his reindeer antler. 

None too happy to be wearing his antlers.

Thanksgiving

 With COVID keeping everyone home, we decided to tackle the traditional turkey and trimmings. 

Found out that the turkey was a bit too large for the electric roaster. Bill made a foil rim to extend the height of the roaster and fit the lid. It worked pretty well. 

Since we couldn't be together in MN, each family wrote a thankful note to each other and we used them to create our thankful trees. Here's ours with a message from Sydney.

Hungry!

Welcome Home Milo

 Well, Bill and I finally decided it was time to consider a dog. Working with Coco's Heart Rescue, we found Milo, a 2yr old German Shepherd. He's coming out of his shell and is a real sweetie. The kids are in love. 

Punkins' carving pumpkins

 It's freezing outside! We had to defrost the pumpkins before carving. Made for easy scooping since the innards dried up with surprisingly few seeds.