Tag: christmas

Countdown to Christmas

.Reading time 8 minutes.

‘Twas the night before Christmas with Sprout drifting with one eye open, watching us solve riddles to the melodies of Christmas carols! From the 1st of December until Christmas Eve, we looked forward to opening the tiny boxes of our Advent calendars each day. Derek surprised me the itty bitty holiday Funko pops! With a […]

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Home Alone

.Reading time 17 minutes.

In the first week of October soon after the Super Mario set was completed, Derek began his next LEGO project. At nearly 4,000 pieces, this would be his biggest LEGO build yet. It seemed fitting to set a goal to finish the house by winter break so that we could relive the Christmas story before […]

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Chess Masters and Bubble Makers in Central Park

.Reading time 7 minutes.

For a first-time visitor to the Big Apple, the “New York State of Mind” was more like planning three moves ahead in a strategic board game. Knowing which subway line to take, where to find a good place to eat, or how to navigate our whereabouts without a phone’s GPS coordinates took a little patience […]

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