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.
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.
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.
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.
Shya organized all of us to head out to llama farm to walk llamas. I was skeptical, but it was a lot of fun.
First we learned about llamas and the difference between them and alpacas. Then, we each selected our llama walking buddy. Colin chose Zaros -he starred in an online match making app commercial (I think E Harmony). My llama was the chill Couska, and Sydney walked Pauley. By the end, the kids were feeding, brushing and hugging the llamas.
Such an old joke... The kids and I ventured out a few times with Nana and Papa's new canoe on their lake. We probably resembled the Three Stooges.
It was a gorgeous day to walk around the MN arboretum. The kids kept asking if I was happy to be among all the flowers. Yes! We had a great time with Nana and Papa as we explored the new trails and paths. Syd was our cartographer making sure we stayed on the path.
