freezing cold

Super cold weather everywhere.  Tomorrow, it's supposed to be a high of 6 Fahrenheit.  

I knitted this chunky hat & found it pretty silly looking as a hat.  I think it's a nice plant cozy though.

Next, is this baby hat:
https://www.weareknitters.com/knitting-kit/knitting-levels/beginner-level/titi-hood
I didn't order the kit, but bought "the baby wool" which was $12, since I already had knitting needles the right size.  As for the pattern, I cast on 50 stitches & I'm simply knitting back & forth.  I crocheted (a chain) one tie.

Two years ago we were still homeschooling with Hannah & Olivia.  We read To Kill a Mockingbird when Olivia was 13, and now it's required reading for her...  It's such a great book, nice to reread it!

Sledding with cousins:

Big brothers:

Littlest cousins!  I hope they'll be good friends!  And below, mornings with these boys:

Olivia & George were twinning a few days ago.  Look at that little smile, below.  He'll be 3 months old next week!

We went ice skating with Rob's sister Sun. afternoon.

water, ice, snow

Sleeping 2 month babe, Grammie, blessing of water + church = super day!  Theophany!!

I love how babies hold fingers!

Make that 2 days of water blessings!  2 month baby, 11 weeks or 79 days since he was born...

And so much love.

Love all this snow! 

Half-time

Video of Olivia dancing (she's on the left) with the dance team, during the basketball half-time. Space jam music, we need to watch the movie!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BsibbM-Fx7O/

Aunt Sarah braided Olivia's hair for the basketball game.

After, Hannah taught Aunt Sarah to knit.

We are knitters project #2 with black 100% Peruvian yarn.  Just finished!

We got so much snow over the weekend!

Mountain climbing!

We are knitters

2 days total!

Thank you to our friend Sarah Pyle for this kit!  I just ordered more 100% Peruvian yarn from www.weareknitters.com to "refill" & we can use the cool wooden knitting needles, made in Spain.

Celebrating Nativity

It's been a hard week. Rob spent much of his time with his parents.  My father-in-law has been sick & passed away Thurs. evening. The funeral will be this coming Thursday. My husband wore some very nice shoes he gave him to church.  

Today has been a good day!  We celebrated the Lord's Nativity!  It's Dec. 25th on the old (Julian) calendar.

After receiving the saffron linen napkins last week, I was eager to put the linen tablecloth on, and it's probably been about a year since I did.

My husband made these votive candle holders from cedar logs.

 Sushi with Sarah & her mom, Magdalena.

George is now 2 months old.  He's smiling more & more.