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This week was full of pre-Christmas festivities!

We went caroling with our local homeschool group in a friend’s neighborhood, and had a blast singing traditional favorites such as Silent Night and Jingle Bells. After the recent ice storm, we had power when many of our friends did not, and we had fun hosting a playdate making Christmas cookies and decorating Santa hats. Gemma and Papa took Declan to see the Nutcracker in Poughkeepsie, which he loved! Grandma and Grandpa lost power after the storm, so Quinn got some, and gave some, early holiday cheer when she had one-on-one playtime with Grandma, while Mike and Grandpa hooked up the generator. Our good friend Nancy (my former yoga teacher and one of my healing teachers) came over for a visit and brought cupcakes and presents for the kids. Declan has tapped into his entrepreneurial spirit once again and delighted in making some cash, and some good trades, selling his homemade holiday dog biscuits and crisped rice treats for the annual homeschoolers Craft & Flea Market Extravaganza.

The kids were thrilled to score some cookies while caroling at our friend’s grandparents’ house. Declan’s on the top step in the light blue jacket, Quinn’s in the pink coat at the bottom.