Winter 2020-2021

 Honestly I can't think of anything "major" from the winter of 2021.  Just "normal" things.  School, playing at home, going and doing some fun winter things, playing in the snow, me feeling cold.  No one really got sick which I'm thankful for.  Here are some pictures that span those few months between Christmas and spring time.

Fictional character day at school.  A Hobbit and Han Solo
(the same thing that Gabriel wore for fictional character day when he was in kindergarten)

The boys love mini soaps.  When my mom was visiting one time and stayed in a hotel she gave them the little soaps that they leave in the room.  I have no idea why but Corban called it a "soap krudge."  They have called little soaps this ever since.  For Christmas they got a soap making kit and were excited to make their own "soap krudge"

Working on sewing a stuffed tiger from
a kit that they got for Christmas

Snow tubing.  They were both very brave to try it the first time when
they were really nervous. They ended up having so much fun

Gabriel playing in the snow with his best friend, Grant

Corban sitting on Gabriel.  Why?  Who knows

Sprinkles and ice cream each put into a fuzzy tiger sock
and tucked into a pillowcase.  All ready for bed.

Valentine cookie making

Heart pancakes for breakfast

Hiking with the youth group.  Gabriel really likes talking with one of the girls in
middle school. They enjoy reading a lot of the same books and like to discuss them

It was a long hike with lots of uphill early on. Corban needed
a ride towards the end.  He still had enough energy to say"Hi!"
to every other hiker we passed on the way in and on the way back out

Gabriel wrote a similar message for his fish
and put it on the tank so the fish could see it

Gabriel has quite a bit of confidence in the water.  Aela's birthday
party inside was a fun thing for the beginning of March

All the boys in second grade

Gabriel needed new tennis shoes and he was so excited
about this find with red being his favorite color

Reading during rest time at school on Dr. Seuss Day.  He has his
Iron Man pillow and his panda, Ming, close by. Ming
spent the year in kindergarten as Corban's rest time friend

PJ Day

Random warmer days are for playing outside

To celebrate the 100th of school they were supposed to make
a poster with 100 things on it.  We went to Hobby Lobby and
looked at lots of options but Corban wants a poster with 100 cat stickers

100th day of school crowns

Riding on Daddy

Out for a dinner date.  He shares my love of Mexican food.

Gabriel randomly taking a rest one day.  He didn't go to sleep but decided
he needed to cuddle up with his favorite huge teddy bear, Freddy

Kindergartners in fun animal face shields

Came home from work one day to see this on the driveway

They may not always get along but they sure love each other. 
Just last night Corban was upset about something and Gabriel
wanted to keep hugging him and saying "you're my best friend"

Christmas 2020

 So I realized a month or so ago that I hadn't posted anything in a while.  I thought I hadn't done anything since before the summer but apparently I left off after Gabriel's birthday last year.  His birthday is only a few weeks away again so. . .oops.  I am going to try and get caught back up.

Inn at VT trees with Gabriel's friend, Aela

Before Christmas was filled with lots of our "normal" holiday things.  We had our countdown to Christmas and every day we did an activity.  We made cards, cookies, saw the trees at The Inn at VT, went to see lights, drank hot chocolate, got a new Christmas book, went to a drive thru live nativity, watched Christmas movies, made a gingerbread house, opened our new ornaments, did Christmas crafts, decorated their room with paper snowflakes. . .

Corban and his table buddy, Lane,
at their class Christmas party

Cookies to share with neighbors

Painting a mouse soldier that Aela gave him

Gabriel said the year before that he really wanted to be in Georgia for Christmas.  For the couple of years before that we had gone for some time after Christmas, but he kept bringing up that he wanted to be there on the actual day so that's what we did.  We had fun doing things with family for the week.

Graham cracker houses with the cousins

Making cookies

Can't forget eating at Waffle House on Christmas. 
We grabbed some breakfast on the way to
Gammer and Pop Pop's house

Working on a new Lego set

Corban got a new kitten. Sprinkles (the grey cat)
joined Ice Cream (orange) as a child of Butterscotch
(his larger orange cat that was at home)

Making marshmallow snowman with Gammer

New dry erase activity book

We had our own Christmas when we got back home. It was nice to have something to look forward to after of trip involving so much family and fun.  They both, of course, got new Legos and wanted to start on them right away.

Merry Christmas almost a year late!