Stokoe Farms- Getting our Christmas tree. They have a nativity with live animals. Sadly it is hidden off in a little corner of the lot.
Our kitty, Ozzie playing with Christmas decorations.
On our way to Pennsylvania to see family. Pennsylvania is the head quarters of Hershey.
Studying nests, we made chocolate ones.
Cotton ball Santa beards.
We made one for Olivia.
Christmas lights!!
Some of our advent activities. Mary & Joseph puppet.
I participated in an ornament's exchange and received ornaments from the US, Australia and UK
It is a tradition for us to go to the George Eastman house yearly for the Sweet Creations Gingerbread display! This on is modeled after the Kodak building in downtown Rochester, once the center of our economy.
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| Leona, Lucas and Logan (a home school friend) |
Mutoscope- first motion picture!
Olivia liked this one.
And this one!
Part of our tradition is making our own gingerbread houses at home.
The candy waiting to decorate.
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| Lucas' finished house. |
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| Leona's finished house. |
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| Ozzie saying hello. |
We had a few crazy winter storms. The average snow fall yearly is 93 inches. This one storm was more than 12 inches all at once. In the picture, it is compacted onto of my car.
And then..... as quick as it comes... sometimes it melts just that fast! We took advantage and went out looking for Geocache's This one is a micro and it is our first Geocahe. It was hanging from fishing line, tied to the storm grate!
Winter Wonderland party at our local library.
We got to pet a hedge hog!!
home school tour of the recycling facility.
It was very loud and surprisingly smelly.
Going back a little, this is something new I tried this year. I put together a North Pole Breakfast for the kids the first day of December to kick off our advent.
Had some fake snow, because at that point we had none outside.
started the Elf on the Shelf thing, but it is impossible to do it and be honest with the kids, so I scrapped it. The elves never moved from the bucket and book and all soon took a trip to the donation bin.
i rolled up clean white sock for an indoor snow ball fight.
And we do an new book / theme for each day in December.
Leona giving Olivia some love.
Our wish lists and gifts list..
Our advent calendar I made 3 years ago fashioned after Pottery Barn Kids.
This is what I started out with for Advent. I pared it in half and tucked the other half away for next year.
We made a count down chain.
Snow man paper plates for the door.
Holly wreaths for the windows.
Our first ice skating trip with our home school group.
A Valentines Day party with friends.
Strong National Museum of Play had a Lego traveling display.
Another storm. Poor pine tree.
Winter Tea Party. I did Leona's hair into a heart shape.
The dolls having their tea.
It was 5 degrees below zero and we were outside breaking open a pinata. Lucas really wanted to make a pinata for the party.. we did!
Seneca Park zoo.
Bald Eagles!!
Geese.
We found Nemo! That never gets old.
YIKES!
Ellison Park. A former trading post.
Someones tee pee.
Another Geocache!
Indian Landing.
Bird living in the rafters of the trading post.
We found the letter box we were after but it was still frozen to the ground! I slipped in the mud, and got wet and all scratched up.
Home school field trip, making soap.
Rochester Museum and Science Center
Our neighbor across the street has chickens!!
Planetarium!
First day of Home School Co-Op Classes!
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