Trick or Treat was last night and Jake and one of his friends handed out our candy. We did full-sized candy bars this year and that was the way to go–no putting a bunch of candy in bags for us and who doesn’t like a full-sized candy bar? We only …
Jake and I decorated for Halloween this year. I think we’ve been consistent in decorating the past few years, but we did get away from doing pumpkins. But that got remedied this year. I did the witch and he did the skull. I think they turned out pretty well. Trick …
Every year, Jake gets an Easter basket of candy and we have an Easter egg hunt in the house. Every year before Easter, he expresses his interest in both and makes sure we are still planning on doing them. Unlike previous years, he had a helper this year–Esme rooted out …
Another Christmas has come and gone. We spent the eve at my in-law’s house and had my family over the day of. This was Esme’s first Christmas and she was a bit goofy with the decorations. Apparently she found them very scary at first. She seems to have gotten over …
We did Thanksgiving with Brian’s family this year. As is the custom, Brian’s sister’s family was in for the event. Since Thanksgiving is pretty much the only time we get to see them, it was especially nice to catch up on things. And, since Brian’s parents celebrated their 50th wedding …