Lately (Including Christmas)

Heather is too young to play basketball on the school team, but she is on the Lake Region Junior Hoops Glover team. It's for grades 3 thru 6. Boys and girls are on separate teams. Glover had so many girls who wanted to play basketball this year that they had to make 2 girls teams! (Cole is on the boys' team, and as a 6th grader, he is also eligible to play for the school, so he is on TWO basketball teams.) Below, Heather manages to sink 2 foul shots like an old pro (3rd graders are allowed to stand a little closer to the net) in a nail biter game against Irasburg. The tie game went into overtime, when Glover scored and then Irasburg scored again. This was a late evening game so rather than do a 2nd overtime, the game ended in a tie.

 We have no snow.

 December 23rd, already on school break. Cole and I went for a walk in the woods, enjoying the 59 degree weather. Thank you El Nino, whatever you are.

 The beaver pond.

 Our tradition of making a gingerbread house continues.

 This one may not be our best work, but it was fun.

 Heather dressed for Christmas Eve Mass.

 A Christmas full moon.

 Christmas Eve we crashed Joanie's evening with friends Cindy and Jerry for some Christmas music. You can't really see in the photo, but Cole is playing a drum and Heather has a tambourine.

 Christmas day, after all the gifts were opened, Heather and I went for a walk in the woods. No snowshoes required.

 Peter, Jeanne, Katie, Lizzy, Joanie, and Martha came over for dinner. Joanie shared these cute little wooden spinning toys.

Heather is wearing a birthday outfit from Julie. Very cute and festive.

 Lizzy demonstrates.

Dinner

I didn't get a photo of dessert, but Jeanne brought cookies and Wayne had made a maple walnut pie. 

More singing. Heather has changed into another outfit, this one from Jeanne.

Headed to see my mom in Maine tomorrow morning with Cole.

Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday with their loved ones.