November Fun in a Nutshell

November was so warm! And it was fantastic. We soaked up as much sunshine as we could, knowing things would be different come December.

Okay, but seriously. How cute is this Kindergarten school picture?!

This is where Claire hung out while I wandered around the new REI store. She was content to stare at the peppermint pretzel's I didn't buy her :).

I'm pretty sure this guy wanted to come home with us.

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I sold this adorable loungeset in my online store this season. Claire made the cutest model!

The sky was on fire one night!

The many faces of Claire. This headband will never, ever, ever, ever get old.

Still loving the dentist.

More home projects!

Mittens and his bestie.

The blurry before ...

And after!

I think they are the cutest. And I hope they always love each other.

Christmas lights are going up!

Action shot!

Claire and her bestie, Hondo.

Guess who won this game of hide-and-seek?

Our cute gratitude turkeys!

And a cute joke from Sofia ...

Snow!

 It's a good thing we went hiking when we did, because it snowed 2 days later! 

Winter, here we come.

I will say, these two and their energy make shoveling the driveway a lot more enjoyable than past years.

Literally the cutest snowman I've ever seen! ⛄🧡

Hiking to Patsy's Mine

The beautiful Fall weather continued well into November. We weren't complaining!

We heard a rumor that the Forest Service were closing off the entrance to Patsy's Mine, so we took the girls up for their first and last time. Mines are creepy, but cool. Kind of sad they're closing it off, but whatever I guess.

We saw these pack mules on their way down from carrying cement blocks up to the mine entrance. I'm impressed this guy can maneuver 4 animals up the trail, unload them, then turn them around and lead them back down. I want his job.

Being in the mountain was an eerie feeling.

But the girls were absolutely loving it.

Greg had been here lots, so he waited at the entrance while we had our fun.

Nothing like a little dance party in a mine. Thanks Patsy!

We came, we saw, we went.

I came across this picture and had no idea what Claire was doing.

Then I found this video 🤣

Burping, humming to "Octonauts," and doing other Claire things. She is hilarious.

Ending the day with a Sofi Selfie. I love finding these on my phone 😇

Claire Shenanigans

 I found these video's of Claire, and they are perfectly her. Absolutely hilarious!

I'm glad Claire enjoys the cat house. We all know Mittens doesn't.

Sometimes it is a pure pleasure watching Claire eat. She zones out and can put the food down. And the fact that she is listening to "The FInal Countdown," her favorite song, just makes this video even better.

When Claire finally started talking, she would say this little sentence all the time. To this day I still don't know what it means, but I'm glad I got it on video to remember how far she has come vocally in such a short amount of time. And, she's saying "Mom" to a song she learned from "Octonauts," so there's that too 🤣

We go to this fun park on sunny days while Sofi is at dance and we brought Sof back for a little bit one day. I'm including this picture so I can remember her cute freckles. I love them!

Halloween, COVID style

This Halloween had to be the warmest one I can remember. The day was absolutely beautifu! Greg took the girls to the park and they had a blast playing and watching a bike race we knew nothing about. I'm hoping Greg signs up for it next year.

Claire was Kitty-Elsa this year.

Both of my beautiful Elsa's.

Our cute neighbor gave Claire this beanie when she saw who she was for Halloween. She makes them! isn't is so cute?

Beautiful Sof. I had to take advantage of this rare moment where she let me take a picture.

The girls had so much fun! They weren't too capitvated by the candy as much as being able to walk around and actually see other people. COVID has made things weird. No one was wearing coats, Claire was walking barefoot, and candies were outside for you to take or individually wrapped on a table. It's nice people took the effort to make this holiday fun despite our circumstances. All I'm saying is, the beautiful weather more than made up for it. Holy cow!

Gardner Village Fun

We kept the fun in October going by sneaking down to Gardner Village one day. Thanks to COVID, the place was surprisingly bare - a complete 180 from how it usually is around Halloween.

Before we even made it into the cute shopping area, the girls spied the ponies and had to ride them. Being the softie that I am, I let them ride them, and I am so glad I did. The pony Sof was on was absolutely hilarious! I was dying.

Then we walked into Gardner Village and this shirt is the first thing I saw. Truer words were never spoken.

This llama was everything! The haircut down to its cute little hat. This man loved her, and she was the sweetest llama I've ever met. Instead of spitting, she kissed people. So cute!

Matchy matchy.

I'm realizing this witch may have been my future if I had stuck with firefighting.