Winger, Wingman, Wingnut

 Just a few photos of Winger!

Happy Hanukkah!

We celebrated the first night of Hanukkah with a nice dinner (brisket, turkey, homemade challah, apple sauce, potato pancakes, matzo ball soup, cookies, and jelly donut holes), gifts, and lighting the menorah.  The boys received a fun hockey game (similar to corn hole) from Grann and generous gift cards from Aunt Maran and Uncle Josh.  We gave them their new calendars for the year (Zelda for Alex and National Parks for Will), Garfield books, and a new video game.  Winger even got some new toys from Grann which he loved!

Gingerbread Houses

Today was gingerbread house day.  The boys really look forward to this every year and their creations are becoming more elaborate.  

Christmas Tree Day

Christmas tree day looked a little (well, really a lot!) different this year.  Since we were staying home for Thanksgiving, and The Corner Bar was only doing take-out, we decided to get our tree locally.  Originally, we were going to go to a tree farm in Allegan that opened the day before Thanksgiving.  But, the weather did not cooperate.  So we ended up going to Wedel's and found a beautiful tree in the greenhouse.  We got it set up and put the lights on and then decorated it Thanksgiving evening.  It gave us a fun activity to look forward to since we stayed at home. 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving looked different this year - it was our first time staying home for the holiday.  We still had all our favorites: mac and cheese, piragi, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, brussel sprouts (for me), turkey and gravy (mostly for Alex), and pie.  The boys decorated some gingerbread turkeys.  We ate around 1pm and then took Winger for a walk around the neighborhood.  Once it got dark out, we decorated the Christmas tree and then watched Elf.  Hopefully, life is back to normal next year!

Fun with Winger

Winger is definitely more comfortable with us.  He has started to play fetch and loves chasing his toys around the house.  He has two favorite spots (other than his bed) where he likes to lounge:  on the chair in the living room and stretched out on the stairs.     He still gets nervous when I'm not around but he interacts with the boys a lot more more.  

Feeling Festive

 I love getting the house ready for the holidays!  Greens and lights make me happy!