Honeycomb

My kids love to watch taste test videos on YouTube. 

Ava saw a video where there was a guy eating honeycomb. 

She has been begging for it and we have looked all over in the stores. 

Well, I was at a vendor fair and found a woman selling honey and asked her about honeycomb. 

She called me about two weeks later and had some for the girls! 

Ava was super excited until she tried it. 

Not a fan but Addy liked it!! 

Roz Turns 10!

In true Roz fashion, we celebrated Harry Potter style. 

Boy, did we have style! 

Mama Katie rented a limo to take us to a tea party!! 

I loved the tea party! All of the different teas, food, and the company!!

Afterwards it was back to their house for cake and more fun! The Mama's may have snuck out for a bit. 

The girls had a sleep over and there was talk for days about how much fun they had and how nice Katie was. 

Happy 10th Birthday Roz!!

In A World Full Of Grinches

Be A Cindy Lou Who

Harry Potter!

Ava and I have joined the Harry Potter world. 

The 4th grade teachers at Ava's school started a Harry Potter book club. They are assigned 2 chapters per week and meet every Monday during lunch and recess. I haven't ever read the series so I told her I would read with her. We've been busy so she's had to read without me a few times. I need to catch up. Side note: I've probably read 4 books since she's started this. Ha! 

One Monday per month they stay after school. 

The first time they made magic wands and played a mean game of Quiddich. 

She's really enjoying it and I'm glad she's reading! 

It's such a favorite of mine so I hope she sticks with it! 

Get Air!

Molly and I planned a fun night at the zoo on a Friday night to see the lights. But the kids had other plans. They didn't want to go to the zoo, they wanted to try a new place in town called Get Air.

We told them it was fine but this was our only day to do the zoo and they were ok.

So off to the new trampoline park!

They had a blast and I loved catching up with Molly!

Carols & Cookies!

Addy has been begging for piano lessons. It's a pretty big expense so we didn't jump right in because we didn't know if her interest would fade. Well, she was consistent in her requests so we jumped in!

She had only been playing for three weeks when the first recital came about.

By this time, she had perfected Hot Cross Buns and played at the recital.

She did amazing!!!

This is Ms. Deb and all of her students. They all did wonderful!

 

Ava was super happy to have friends with her during the recital as she wasn't too thrilled about going!

 

Thanksgiving and Christmas in One Day!

After being gone for Thanksgiving, we realized we missed a true Thanksgiving meal and the leftovers. So John cooked up a full meal for all of us on the cruise. 

It was so yummy!!!

After our amazing dinner, I had to get our Christmas decorations up. I was behind schedule as I usually do this Thanksgiving weekend!

Love how our tree turned out this year!