Figgie ends up in all sorts of places but I like it the most when he is part of the nativity
Lyza was chosen to share one of her challenge projects with the School District Board at one of their meetings. She did awesome!
We had a Pileated Woodpecker in our backyard on our biggest pine tree
This thing was violent
Look at that tongue
Hopefully there aren't any pine beetles in there...
Here is a video of it in action
Crafty Mason
Lyza got to meet our stake patriarch who is a retired entomologist
They talked for two hours and she had SO MUCH FUN!
Figgie hid in the Christmas tree this day
The moose on my daily walk
Henry got to play on the big snow hill outside his friend's house
Lyza turned 11 on Friday. For breakfast she chose monkey bread and acai bowls.
While she was at school Henry and I put together a bookshelf for one of her birthday gifts
Henry got to paint a nutcracker at a library activity
And he got to use some more practical nut crackers
And make a fruit loop necklace
Lyza was greeted by a new bookshelf in her room when she got home
Her reaction. She was also surprised that we had reconfigured furniture along that wall. I am not sure what she was looking for in the closet though.
She got to open presents in her room
Kim and the kids have been reading a Christmas book and they are getting close to finishing it
Birthday cake
Even Figgie joined us for the celebration
Yummy
The next day we went to Big Red's Barn, which is a local petting zoo
They have bunnies
A llama
This hump backed cow
A pig, birds
A wallaby
Chickens
I thought it was cool how this bird used its beak to climb
Goats
A reptile room with snakes, lizards, and turtles (among other things)
A tegu
Look at that tongue
A boa
The kids got to hold the boa
Tortoise
Two 2-toed sloths
Henry and Mason enjoyed digging in the corn kernels
Otters (that were Lyza's favorite and I didn't photograph them much)
Prairie dogs
A household dog ;)
Ferrets
I asked Nixon and Mason to pose for this picture
And when I asked them to say cheese the cow did this...
A wallaby hanging out
Here is a video of the fun
Today was Lyza's last Sunday in primary. She will be in Young Women in January.
We are so excited for Christmas!
Take care
