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Sky Lanterns

We tried to set off Sky Lanterns last night.  It turned out it was windier than we thought.  We were going to light them in the field across the road, but had to move back into the yard where the trees blocked the wind.

We got one up into the air, but it eventually hit the trees and crashed down into the woods.  It is doubtful we will get another calm night yet this week.

Pandemic

We played a game called Pandemic today.  The object is to save humanity by working together to cure disease and prevent outbreaks.  It was fun - everyone on the team is assigned a different role that brings certain advantages.

We played three games but only saved the world once.

ZZ in the Country

Twinkle Twinkle

Emily and Andy's little star is on the way and we put on a shower to celebrate.

Mama showing her bump.

The Spread

Jingle Dog

Merry  Christmas!

Family Walk

Yesterday we went bowling and played games.

Something Old, Something New

We moved Chris's grandparents bedroom furniture up to the Master and bought a new bed (Chris picked it out) that would coordinate.

The bed was delivered this morning and we have been busy moving furniture today.  Our old bedroom set is now in one of the basement bedrooms.

We love that we can use this set as our own now.

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The Kitchen Upstairs

We drove into Boulder this past Sunday night to celebrate our friend Brian's birthday at The Kitchen Upstairs.  It was a fun night.

Return on Exchange

I missed the actual exchange of cookies because I was in meetings.  Someone put a plate together for me, and this was what I made back in cookies.  

There were some strange cookies in the lot.

Cookie Exchange

It is cold and snowy here.  The perfect day for making Christmas cookies.  Erica is taking these guys to work tomorrow for a cookie exchange.

Our Penguins are Home

We made clay penguins a week ago at an art studio near our house.  They were ready for pickup today, so we took a little walk with Zoey to go get them this afternoon.  

They turned Out way better than we were expecting.

Sitting Pretty

This is Zoey's new thing:

She loves sitting at the dining room table.  We very frequently find her sitting on one of the chairs at the table all by her lonesome if the chairs aren't pushed in tightly.

Parade of Lights

We watched the Denver Parade of Lights last night.  Marching Bands, Fancy Floats, and Balloon Tigers.

Crazy Hair

Chris likes to have fun...

First Friday

Tonight was Tennyson Street First Friday Art Walk.  We had dinner at Parisi, and then walked over to evb studio to make Penguins!

Here is what we started  with:

And here are the Penguins.  They need to be fired and washed with black paint, so the textures we applied will really show up. They will be ready for pick up in about 10 days.  Erica's is on the left and Chris's is on the right.  We'll post pics when we get them back.