Merry Christmas!
Time just keeps flying by and I've barely had a chance to post fall photos, let alone photos of our new house colors.
So here we go:
The fall was wet and short, but we did manage to rake a few leaves together for Sofia and Fiona to jump in.
We also took our annual trip to Patterson's for fall fun and apple and grape picking:
Thanksgiving
Leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, both Sofia and Fiona's schools had festivities and I was fortunate enough to share a Thanksgiving lunch with Fiona and watch Sofia play a "pilgrim" in her classroom.
Sofia and her fellow "pilgrims"
The kids churned butter and shared a meal of warm bread, apple pie and apple cider.
My parents came to join us for the Thanksgiving weekend. It was my dad's first visit in four years. We had a very nice time and the girls loved having them for Thanksgiving and Winterfest.
The first Saturday after Thanksgiving, Cleveland's downtown is full of mirth and festivities. We took our annual trip to Tower City to watch the Toy Soldier show, caught a show of the Akron Steel band at the Cleveland Public Library, and posed for pictures with various Santas and his friends.
The Abominable Snowman looks bigger on TV
The Toy Soldier's actually bigger in person
Polar Express
As part of that same Thanksgiving weekend, we took the girls to ride the Polar Express. We became members of the Cuyahoga Scenic Railroad just to get pre-sale tickets since they sell out every year. We took Edie and Cora and the girls had a wonderful time. It was truly magical and the girls loved it.
Getting to Penisula AKA North Pole
The girls danced in the aisle while singing Christmas carols on our way back.
The head "elf" chats up the passengers
Santa surprised the passengers
Fiona had just finished throwing a huge tantrum and Santa looks worried she'll relapse
Fiona sang in a Christmas concert at her school and played an adorable elf. The class sang the Christmas Carol favorites including "Santa Claus is Coming to Town", "Jingle Bells", "Driedel" and "Twinkle Twinkle" among others.
The House
Finally! Getting photos up of the new colors for our house. It took a few months, but we're very pleased with the results. Beautiful goldleaf, buttery yellows, olive and hunter greens and a deep red ties it all together.
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Random Photos of Sofia
Sofia models the bellydancing outfit Tia Diana gave her (Fiona got a blue one)
Sofia and I joined her classmates for bowling at Mahall's after an early dismissal day
It's been a busy, but great few months and I hope to post photos from our trip to Chicago soon after our return.
Merry Christmas all!
