Trying to keep the kids entertained and out of the house while others work on home remodels. :) Up in the tree house in the gully by Grandma and Grandpa's and venturing out on a cold evening to burn off energy at the park.
More home renovations. Really, that feels like all our life has been the last little while. We have been tremendously blessed with people wanting to help us. Aunt Makenna took the kids overnight and one whole day while we worked, Uncle Ian came down twice for 2 long nights, Mom and Dad Garner have probably put in just as many hours as we have between actual remodel work and babysitting, our friend's the Andersons brought us dinner one night and then we let the kids play while they helped, and most recently Richie's old college roommate Scott Tanner came and helped most of a Saturday. Richie was nearing his wit's end with all of this chaos-but it's pretty much impossible to be unhappy around Scottie. He had Richie laughing at frustrations almost the second he walked through the door. I am beyond grateful. :)
Davy Cuteness
Homeschool group day- Discussing gratitude and a turkey shoot :) which Benson in particular got into.
We got our annual Christmas shoebox shopping done! This year, the kids paid for everything themselves. Proud mama right here. They each earned about $20 from selling pumpkins this fall. So I told them that if they wanted to spend more, it would have to come from their spending account. I think they all went slightly over, so their boxes would be nice and full. I loved seeing how thoughtfully they picked out each gift, and how carefully they kept track of how much they'd spent. Benson was distraught every time we reminded him that these toys were going to someone else. He'll understand more next year. :) The kids can't wait to find out where their boxes will end up this year! Every year we've done it, they've gone to Mexico.
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