This week was the official start to the holiday season. On Monday, Jensen came to town for a short visit. We did a lot of hanging out and a little sight seeing (Oregon City elevator and toy store and the dragon house). He was here until Wednesday and then went to Arizona for Thanksgiving.
For our Thanksgiving, we went to Emily and Tala's where, not only did we have a turkey and the traditional sides, but Tala also slow roasted an entire pig in their backyard. It was Nana and Papa, Brendon, Julien, and Maude (plus her boyfriend), the Ioapo's, Uso, and our family. We were so busy eating that I didn't take many pictures, except of the food. I made a new candy cane pie this year in addition to Swedish Apple and it was a big hit. Maybe the biggest hit of all though were my (Carolyn's) rolls. They literally almost caused a fight between Tala and Uso and even though I had made 4 dozen, they were gone and I had to make another two dozen the next day.
Friday, the Christmas season was in full swing. After a little Black Friday shopping, we put up our outside lights and went and got a Christmas tree. Many farms are closed this year because of recession related supply issues, for once it isn't Covid's fault, but we were able to find a place that had some great Nobles and found a tree that fits well in our space.
Saturday, the Christmas festivities continued with getting up the rest of our holiday decor and decorating the tree. The kids were a big help with this. We also discovered that Elsie is apparently not as afraid of heights as some of us because I kept finding her climbing the ladder to put an ornament up high.
Oh! Also, unrelated to Christmas, Carrigan got to ride a horse yesterday! Our new dog trainer has horses and she invited us to her barn to go for a ride. She was a little nervous at first but quickly decided it was fun!
Tomorrow it's back to the routine, work, carpool and 5 practices and 4 games a week. BUT we only have three weeks of that until Christmas break. Let the countdown begin!
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