Oh, Christmas tree

Last year we celebrated Christmas over Zoom.  This year, the kids wanted to be together and decorate the tree so that's what we did.  I love decorating the tree because there are so many old ornaments that remind me of a special time in our lives.  This year, my sister allowed Kaitlyn and Noah to pick out new (tacky) ornaments to represent each kid:  Micah's ornament was a bucket of fried chicken and Noah's ornament was sushi!  Go figure.   What will Christmas be like this year???

 

15

Happy 15th birthday to Noah.  Today is not only Noah's birthday but it is also Thanksgiving!  My mom made seaweed soup for his birthday and for dinner we had all of the Thanksgiving fixings.  Last year, we celebrated over Zoom but this year we did not invite our extended family to keep the gathering smaller due my Dad's health and possible COVID exposure.  Noah was just so happy that he got to celebrate his birthday with his cousins.  Cousins are our first friends and we are really thankful that they are close.  We have gratitude that we get to spend time with one another.  What did Noah wish for???

Hello cousins!

We finally had the opportunity to meet baby Harper!  She is 8 months old and so adorable!  Atticus is now 3 years old, but the last time we saw him was on his 1st birthday.  We kept our visit short and stayed masked the entire time.  Noah and Atticus had a great time playing with his train set and hopefully it brought back memories for Noah who loved Thomas as well.  When will we see them again???

Magic Mountain

Noah was pretty adamant that he did not want to do anything for his 15th birthday.  It could be the age, the time, the circumstances.  But I continued to encourage a celebration with his friends and he finally agreed.  Noah and his friends went to Magic Mountain for the day and had a great time.  We drove back before dinner and they had dinner at Hop Daddy which they really enjoyed.  Happy Birthday to Noah!  I think he would say that I made the right call on this one, wouldn't you say???