We finally did our traditional walk around the neighborhood, tallying te houses street-by-street that are decorated for Christmas.
This helped cheer us up a little after we'd found out that Nan and Pop weren't going to be able to join us for the holidays due to illness. So sad! Thank goodness, again, for Skype/WhatsApp.
On Christmas Eve, Melanie came over to bake cookies. All was going well, until we smelled a weird plastic-burning odor. Turns out Mel, in the throes of pregnancy brain, thought our Ikea cutting board was a silicone baking mat (shown behind the failed cookie attempt.
This was the funny part - all else went well and it was a great afternoon.
We enjoyed church in the evening, and then watched It's a Wonderful Life before bed.
In the morning, we had fun watching the girls open their "big" gifts, with Nan and Pop taking part via Skype. Violet got a new bike!
She loves her new geared mountain bike, which should last her into her teenage years.
And Cora got her first laptop, perfect for writing the books she's always working on, and for playing Roblox online with her friends.
1 comment:
So SAD we couldn't come over to spend Christmas with you all, but glad you enjoyed yourselves.
Love you all lots ,
Sue and Gord xxxx
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