Sky and her cousin celebrating Sky's 7th Birthday.
I'm back! I know I have been MIA for a little while. Last weekend we went to the city to visit Grandma (and Grandpa and various aunts, uncles, and cousins). While there we celebrated Sky's 7th birthday. (7 already! I swear the older I get the faster time flies). For her birthday we took her to the Science Center. They have a lot of interactive displays and play areas there and the girls had a lot of fun. Then we had pizza and of course cake at Grandma's. Lot's of my siblings were there and it was great to visit with everyone.
Also while in the city I took off by myself for a couple of hours Saturday morning and got most of my Christmas shopping done. It was nice to shop by myself for a change and I went early enough that the stores were fairly quiet. We try to keep things pretty simple for Christmas here. The girls get one gift from us usually $20 to $40. This year Star is getting a build a bear kit as she really wanted a teddy bear, Sky is getting a mega block set as she likes to build, and LK is getting a wooden playset. In addition in their stockings they are each getting a board game, a craft kit, a book and a few other trinkets (like a new toothbrush). LK's stocking is a bit slim as he is a little young for games, books, and crafts but I don't think he will mind. We draw names for the adults on my side of the family and keep a price limit at $30 to $40 dollars. This year we decided not to exchange gifts on hubby's side of the family. That keeps Christmas shopping pretty simple and we spend a lot less than the average person on Christmas. I am happy to be mostly done with Christmas shopping.
When we got back from the city we all (except for Sky) got sick with some sort of stomach virus. It was not a fun week but we are all finally recovered and things are starting to get back to normal around here. I hope your week was a better than mine. But here's hoping that since the virus went through our house now we will all be healthy for Christmas. (Wishful thinking maybe, but I am hoping).
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