Sunday Good Times

Our friend Margaret came for lunch yesterday and brought her nail polish. The girls were excited to see all of the designs Margaret can make on fingernails including Christmas decorations. When Margaret was through Alyson had 1 Santa, eight reindeer, and Rudolph on her nails. Ellary opted for alternating candy cane stripes and reindeer, and Kourtney requested ladybugs. You can see how beautifully they turned out. We are blessed to have Margaret as a friend not because she knows how to make the girls happy with nail polished but because she is a very genuine and fun person. It was great getting together with her!

Before bedtime the kids and I sat at the table around Oma's lit Christmas tree. We drank hot chocolate, ate candy canes and gingerbread men as we played Uno and listened to an old Elvis Presley Christmas record of Oma's. We enjoyed the glow from the candles and had fun playing Uno together. It was a mix of Allee/Farnsworth traditions! We look forward to doing this again several more times before Christmas.

Ellary's dance class

Ellary has been enjoying her dance class very much. Last week her class informally performed for the parents. She is very good at following her teacher. I love  seeing how far Ellary is coming as a dancer, and it's wonderful how much she loves it!

Trip to the Chicago Temple

The Friday after Thanksgiving our family met some friends in Chicago and went to the temple. We swapped watching our children at the Kohl's Children's Museum. It was very peaceful to be at the temple again. The children also had a wonderful time playing with their friends. Thank you Hubers for inviting us to go with you.

Thanksgiving Day Berbee Derby

Keeping with Thanksgiving tradition, our family participated in a 5k this year. Instead of running the Turkeyman 5k in Lansing we ran the the Berbee Derby in Fitchburg . Alyson ran with Kris who was pushing Ellary and Keegan in the double stroller. Kourtney ran with me as I pushed Joel. Unfortunately, it was a pretty rough experience as it was so cold that morning. The little kids just didn't want to be there. Still, we kept with our tradition and made some good memories.

Die Hard Runner

This picture says it all! Kris has been running every day since October 25th, with the exception of Sundays, regardless of how cold it is in the morning. This particular day he began his run in Sub Zero temps without the wind chill factor. He got home with a 2 inch icicle on his elbow and little balls of ice on his eyelashes, eyebrows and hair.  The front of his shirt was frozen too! Talk about a die-hard runner! I'm proud of him for keeping it up in spite of his busy schedule and the freezing temperatures we are experiencing in Wisconsin.