Getting in the Spirit

 New this year? A 7.5 foot (hopefully lucky) Vikings tree.  The little Vikings tree got taken over by the Wild.

We also started a Christmas tree collection thanks to some inspiration from Rosemary.

Student of the Month

 Charlie has been rocking middle school!

I met with some of his teachers for his IEP.  They all had great things to say and then he got an award that same day!

Weekend Getaway

 We went to see Cirque Dreams Holidaze, spent the night at a hotel and then went to the Wild game on Sunday.

Charlie's sleeping spot- according to him it was VERY comfortable

Saying Goodbye is Hard...

We said goodbye to Bella on the morning of November 23rd.  She was with us for so many life moments and now things will be so different without her.  15 years is a long time.  We know that she lived a good, long life but losing her is dang hard.

She was fiercely loyal to two people in this world.  She loved me but Nick was her person.  I was the one who wanted a puppy and had to plead with Nick to give in.  He was hesitant but didn't know then how much time he would spend with this puppy.  Even more so because he was with her all day long when he worked at home.  She was his little officemate and snuggle buddy for lots of years.

Our girl was a needy little handful but we loved her so so much.

The many names of Bella- Bellaboo, Dog, Doggydoo, Lala, Toots, McToots, Poops, Poopers, Tootsies, Tooterino, Tootsie Bootsies, Pups, Puppers, D O double G 

I call this part "Nick's Dog"

D-Bat

 We got a membership at D-Bat so the kids can practice their baseball and softball skills this winter. 

Claire was scared to even go into the batting cage and had to be coaxed in.  Charlie was hitting 50mph pitches and got mad at Nick for choosing a 60mph pitch for a round just to see if he could hit it.

Parenting is so fun.

Mary Poppins

 Claire and I spent some quality time together.  We had supper at Los Arcos, did a little shopping at Target (found some awesome wrapping paper) and then went to see the Mary Poppins musical at Mayo High School.  It was well done, loved it!

This is 43...

 Saturday birthdays are are the best!  I slept in and read, we tried Chip Shots, shopped a little and then finished the day with a yummy dinner at Twigs.

Chocoholic Frolic 5K

 We signed up for the Chocoholic Frolic in August with some friends and they ended up being sick so we made the best of it.  We finished with our goal met- under an hour (52 minutes).  Then we went and had lunch at Raising Cane's, which made Charlie really happy.  Fun morning!