In the past, I would take Ulli snow shoeing, because there was so much snow and the roads were sloppy, not this year. He goes on a boring walk everyday, but jumps in a small snow pile at the bottom of our driveway when we are finished.
Poor Norah was very upset and was afraid to look while we put a bandage on and tried to console her. Kyle took one for the team and sped Norah to the ER reaching speeds 40 miles above the limit.
Once there things went pretty quickly and the two of them were back over the mouywithin the hour. Norah received multiple shots of anesthesia and antibiotics in her wound and then the dr. stitched her back up! We have to keep the bandage clean for the next 7 days and then go get the stitches removed.
While they were gone I kept dinner going and the other kids watched Home Alone 2. Things could have been worse, thank goodness kyle was in town to save the day!!
Jack got really creative and made gifts of a creeper head, volleyball, a piano a guitar and a basket out of 3D pen material. Everything was so accurate and detailed!
Norah crocheted a scarf, cozy and creeper head as well as creating a flower drawing book!
Ben made a snowman named Sherlock and gifted everyone’s favorite candy from the store. So many thoughtful and creative gifts!!!
Once everyone was up and found all of Santa’s gifts we made an amazing breakfast of Rhode’s cinnamon rolls, fried potatoes from last night’s dinner, sausage and eggs! Kyle and I even enjoyed a mug full of glühwein each!
We cleaned up the kitchen and got dressed before snapping this picture and opening the presents under the tree! The kids loved everything they got and spent the day playing video games as well as building, creating and eating tons of candy!!
Christmas goodies barely happened again this year. Kyle is out of town, of course, and I have being feeling completely overwhelmed by our situation. Christmas cards only went out with Ava and Kyle’s help stuffing all 110 cards, but baking, packing and delivering 30 boxes of treats just didn’t seem feasible.
Enter our Ava! She saved the day and baked over 4 hours alongside me today. She skipped school again and helped me make all 7 different treats!! This year we made Fudge, salted caramel chocolate chip bars, almond cranberry white chocolate ship cookies, Oreo truffles, frosted sugar cookies, rolo/mnm pretzels and peppermint bark!
The treats were all delicious as well as beautiful and were packed up and delivered to all our neighbors tonight by the kids on foot while I made dinner! Ben and I delivered a few boxes on the way to a basketball game and the remaining 15 boxes were delivered on Tuesday. So glad we brought some Christmas cheer to so many people!!
It was an amazing snow storm yesterday! Kyle struggled making it to the airport on time for his flight to MI, while it took us an hour to get home from Ogden! Ava, Ulli and I took advantage of the beautiful white blanket this morning and snow-shoed at Northfork Park this morning instead of doing an hour and a half of school; Ava is so far ahead, doing 3rd quarter classes as well as an ACT class through BYU instead of working on the last 3+ weeks of 2nd quarter like her peers!
Ulli was in heaven off leash with so much ungrounded snow to play in he survived the whole trail and was still bouncing around while Ava and I packed up the car to go home. He loves this place and was very obedient and aware of how far he was from us at all times. What a good boy, so glad Ava and I were able to enjoy this breathtaking place!!
Ava was motivated to crochet a few more since the shop was to be held for two days. She was able to squeak out 3 more by dismantling other creations and using their yarn. It was an afternoon well spent and the remaining 7 yodas sold as well!! She’s quite the little entrepreneur!
I might have been more nervous than Norah when this morning rolled around. After we dropped Ben off at school, the two of us headed to the orthodontist for Norah’s long awaited appointment!!
Because Norah has such a small palette, she was fitted for an expander and was not able to have a wire put on the top brackets, but her bottom teeth got the full treatment and this girl was forever changed after about two hours!
Norah has been brave and positive all day in spite of the obvious pain she is enduring from the bottom brackets and wire. I think she looks older now, but just as cute, if not cuter than before!! Love this girl!!
