Thanksgiving Week

We panned to spend Thanksgiving in New Hampshire with Gram and Grumpy and Auntie Jen this year, since usually the big production is at our house. We were worried the kids might feel disappointed when Thanksgiving came and we were home, with only Gram and Grumpy as guests, so changing the venue made sense.

The best change we made this year was getting the tree before Thanksgiving. Usually, we go the weekend after, like the mobs of people we encounter every year. We weren't going to be getting snacks inside or riding on hayrides anyway this year, so we figured we'd get the tree early so we could jump right into decorating when we got home.

 

November

 

We are still keeping our distance, so a lot of school, a lot of playing at home and a lot of socially distanced outdoors, like hiking. Trying to make the best of it!

Halloween

Our neighborhood did a 6’ trick or treat this year so everyone could participate in handing out and collecting candy safely. Everyone agreed it was the best Halloween ever and we plan to always hang out at the ends of our driveways for Halloween going forward. It was fun to see everyone come together to make a great night for the neighborhood kids and have a great time in the process!

October

We can all attest to the fact that continuing a socially distanced lifestyle made it a challenging fall. Schooling was difficult, pandemic was still raging, and, to be honest, I wasn’t much in a photographing/blog posting mood. I have known for a while that it was time to move the blog to a new platform. Blogger wasn't doing it for me anymore, and the kids have outgrown dribbles, nibbles and scribbles. I didn’t know where to move the blog, and after trying a couple times to set things up on a new platform and deciding it wasn't the right one, things hit a standstill and I gave up.

But I'm back on track, now. It's a new year and we are moving forward. Rather than backdate these posts, pretending I was on top of blogging, I'm just going to honestly post now, what we were doing months ago. So here is the first of a series of back posts to catch us up.

Socially distanced post-birthday walk with friends, downtown excursion, and a visit to Gram and Grumpy’s complete with decorate your own Halloween doughnuts and the first snow of the season!