I knew that I hadn’t updated anything here in a while. What I did not expect was that I stopped updating things right as the pandemic started. It’s now 5 years later. The Boy just finished 6th Grade.

Slept in his own bed last night.

Lego: Smiling Curling Guy

Bonne Maman: Strawberry – Wild Strawberry

E: This seems like a stretch.

Me: Tastes like strawberry.

The Boy: I don’t really like this one.

LEGO

The LEGO build today was a snowball catapult. The boy thought it was pretty cool.

Bonne Maman

The jam today was an Orange-Mandarin Spread.

This was like an orange marmalade but less bitter.

The boy’s verdict: This is pretty good!

We got Lego and Bonne Maman advent calendars this year.

Lego

Tiny snowplow.

Bonne Maman

Cherry Blackberry Spread. Mainly just tasted sweet to us, but saved by a bit of cherry tartness in the finish.

Boy verdict: I really like it!

This year The Boy wanted to be Harry Potter and a mailbox. (his inspiration) We bought the Potter (which was super cute) and his mom made the mailbox (which was amazing.)

Here’s a little early walking action.

We mostly carried it from house to house, setting it up on the porch before knocking on the door. The reaction was always excellent.