End of 2020!

We celebrated the end of 2020 quietly, with lots of home time, snuggles with Jacci, making crafts, and playing with new presents.  We continued to enjoy the park as much as we could, including a playdate at a local park with Auggie's preschool best buddies, Maya and Colin.

Ella love huddling with the kids; Auggie was really good about making sure she was included. 

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On New Year's Eve, we went to a daytime "Balloon drop" at the local community center.  Auggie decorating cookies and making a pretzel-marshmellow persos, while Ella was just happy to sit in a stroller and eat berries.

Christmas Holiday time

We marked the start of our Christmas holiday by taking Auggie to his first big movie experience.  Alex and Evan joined us.  We saw Frozen 2, which everyone loved.

This year's Christmas was atypical, as Agnieszka was working through the holidays and Keith was home with a broken hip, so Daniel flew to Tulsa on Christmas Day.  We rolled out 1-2 presents per day, and scattered fun Christmas activities throughout. 

These get better and better every year!

Ella and her new baby dolls from Jacci

Auggie having fun with legos

Ella loves her camping chair!

 On Christmas Eve, we celebrated, as always, at Babcia and Dziadek's house.

On Christmas Day, we went to the Parker's for another delicious Christmas dinner!

At the end of the night, we were joined by a young Jedi. 

First half of December

December brought shorter and colder days, but though we had plenty of cozy play indoors, we also discovered that one of the key elements to Ella (and all of us) having a good night is allowing her to have some afternoon outside play.  No wonder one of her first words was "outside!"

Auggie and Ella putting together an awesome Christmas tree that uncle Josef sent them. 

Auggie participated in a Christmas Sing-Along with his After Care program.  The best part? Santa and Maya were there!

Papa cuddles!

Prior to sitting down to eat, Ella re-arranged all the chairs in the background, making sure none of them were near the table, so there would be room for her chair. 

  A new favorite game: kids hide behind the curtain and bed, and I pretend to find them. Over and over and over.  Totally worth the giggles. 

Auggie at a Museum shop with Daniel, who is clearly not as paranoid about lice as Agnieszka is. 

Papa day!

Ella and Evan bonding over apples

Bath time at Babcia and Dziadek's!

Sunset walk in the neighborhood!

Enjoying our Christmas lights

Our house with Christmas Lights 

Park time is climbing time.

Ella and Papa selfie

Auggie still loves his owls

Ella is staring to draw lines!

Auggie's wonderful owl drawing!

Finally, guess who came to visit?  Sage and Fern, the kindness elves!