Friday, December 18, 2020

Christmas Parties

We are limping to the Christmas break finish line.  The kids are definitely ready for a few weeks off from our normal routines.  


Annabelle's grade has done an ornament exchange party every year.  They draw numbers and randomly pick presents.  Annabelle just happened to get a mouse in a cracked nut for her ornament.  She loved it!  Here she is opening her present.

All the girls lined up with their ornaments.  Back row: Adelaide Breed, Presley Bass, Kaylee McDonald, Laura Darley, Lily Stueve, Hannah Ratliff, Annabelle, and Lisette Kelley.  Middle row: Audrey Thomason, Ann Holland Crow, Lily Thompson, Stella Stimson, Abby Hawk, and Elena Forsythe.  Front row: Katherine Kingsriter, Bailey Shannon, Lily Thompson, Zoey Seale, Hadley Sullivan, and Makenna Cleary.

Annabelle's friend Adelaide had a birthday party this week, and they made/decorated small Christmas trees.  It is the perfect size for her dollhouse.


One of the moms in Annabelle's class made this card for their teacher.

I was so sad not to be able to attend the kids' school Christmas parties.  Caden's teacher shared a few pictures from their party.


My iphone 8 died, so I ended up getting a new phone.  Here's a pic of the tv room with my new camera.

The kids had another swim meet the Saturday before Christmas.  We had to drive down to Mansfield at 6:30am.  No parents were allowed inside, so we had to watch the Facebook live feed.  USA Swimming has different level time standards (A, B, & C).  Caden is super close to getting to the A level.  This meet was just for B & C swimmers.  It was a large meet with 8 teams there.  Caden ended up being tied for first in total points for the 10U boys.  He swam the 200 free (3rd), 50 back (1st), 100 free (1st), and 50 free (4th).  He improved his 50 back and 50 free time, but he is still ever so slightly short of making "A" times.  There was no 8U category, so Annabelle competed against the 10U girls.  She swam the 50 fly (DQ), 50 back (14th), 50 breast (12th), and 50 free (13th).  She improved her time in the 50 back.

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