The month in review

The month is nearly over and I haven't written much, so here's a recap of our news:

*Both boys voted on Election Day.  Morgan was the only kid in his class who knew the names of both candidates.  Jacoby gave us a break down of how many kids voted for each candidate, the number of years the president will serve, and other numerical information from the day.

*Grandmanette and Grandpa Michael visited us for a few days.  We enjoyed our time with them.

*Jacoby came down with croup and landed in Urgent Care in the middle of the night.  He also caught a tummy bug, so he missed a week of school.  Morgan also got croup, but not as bad.

*I had quite an adventure getting to Salt Lake City thanks to mechanical issues and snow.  At times it seemed I might have walked there faster, but I finally made it 20 minutes before the show started and the board meeting went very well.  I'm so glad to have it behind me!

*We enjoyed time with Grandpa Bill and love the result of our new mud area in the garage (see a few posts below).

*We spent time at Washington Park in Denver riding bikes and playing on the playground.  Jacoby is now riding his big bike and doing really well.

*Thanksgiving was a quiet holiday for us.  We enjoyed some restful time together.

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*We also enjoyed a great feast: pork tenderloin, butternut squash, stuffing, cranberries, rolls, and pumpkin pie.  It was delicious!

*Jacoby took it upon himself to organize our books.  His categories included: people, animals, dinos, transportation, and misc. 

*We visited the Rocky Mountain Toy Train Show this weekend.  It was fun to see all of the model trains and displays.

Morgan rode the "Polar Express" train.

One of our favorite Christmas trains

*We put up some Christmas around the house.

The boys enjoyed hearing some of the stories behind our ornaments.

Morgan put the tree on top for us this year.

Here's the special Christmas house they love.

Pretty tree

Enjoying some Christmas dress-up things

Reading books together

Another Rudolph

*Jacoby is glad to be back at school.  I volunteered in the class this week.  I'm making friends with his classmates and enjoy my time with them.  The Gingerbread Man is secretly visiting the Kindergarten classes and causing mischief.  (:

*Justin is busy with work.  He's taken on several big projects and is working hard to get them completed.  Still no word on his dissertation proposal...grrr.

*Morgan's class mascot, Captain Kangaroo (a hamster), passed away over the weekend.  They spent a lot of time talking about it today.  Captain Kangaroo lived a long, satisfying life with these preschoolers.  He's been with them since they were in the toddler room.

*I got a raise!  Woohoo!

Hope you all are doing well!