{"id":6415,"date":"2017-12-23T04:42:32","date_gmt":"2017-12-23T04:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eaumaison.us\/?p=6415"},"modified":"2017-12-23T04:42:32","modified_gmt":"2017-12-23T04:42:32","slug":"christmas-vacation-is-off-with-a-jolly-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/index.php\/2017\/12\/23\/christmas-vacation-is-off-with-a-jolly-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Vacation is off with a jolly start"},"content":{"rendered":"

We woke on Thursday with no school and snow dusting the ground.\u00a0 It fell in beautiful crystals.<\/p>\n

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We took the kids to Hammond’s Candy Factory for a tour and to try their sweets.<\/p>\n

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(Sam looks tired, but he had a great time too – it just doesn’t show in the pictures).<\/p>\n

That night Jack had his first belt testing.\u00a0 It was a long time for the boys to sit quietly (two hours) but they did very well.\u00a0 Jack seemed like the top of his belt class to us \ud83d\ude09\u00a0 He had strong form and was quick to obey commands.\u00a0While waiting for scores to be tallied Jack gave his brother some pointers.\u00a0 We will get scores at his next class after Christmas, fingers crossed that he earned his gold belt.<\/p>\n

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Today we had a sitter come mid-day so Ben and I could do some last minute shopping.\u00a0 We had a pleasant lunch together, the stores were abustle and our tree is now positively brimming.\u00a0 I executed the fastest Fancy Tiger visit possible, perhaps ten minutes only.\u00a0 I was getting some yarn to make Ben a birthday hat.\u00a0 I must really love to knit.\u00a0 After Christmas I’ll post pictures of the products of my holiday knit-a-thon.\u00a0 I’ve done five projects since October 21st.\u00a0 According to my ravelry notes, and estimating the times I had to re-work the project, I’ve knit approximately 4,092 yards.\u00a0 That’s equal to 2.325 MILES of yarn.<\/p>\n

The Grandparents Masons arrived this afternoon, successfully slipping through the mountains between snow storms.\u00a0 The boys had their usual fun scurrying around the house with them, showing off and enjoying treats and trinkets.<\/p>\n

This evening Amanda came up to share presents before leaving for London.\u00a0 We had Chinese food a couple days early and watched the Muppet Family Christmas Special.<\/p>\n

Have you seen the Potter Puppet Pals on youtube<\/a>?\u00a0 Amanda showed it to the boys earlier this year.\u00a0 They giggled to no end and sang the song for weeks.\u00a0 She amazed them today by gifting a box of replica puppets she had made.<\/p>\n

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