Christmas and New Year's

 This year, what with the COVID and the social distancing, the boys ended up having four (4) Christmases. They are quite spoiled. We began with Christmas on the 23rd at Mamy and Maurice's house. We came for lunch and opened presents and it was lovely. It was warm and the food was yummy and the boys and I had a great time. Maceo and Cassius were gifted Secret Coder books and read them all during lunch. More books are on their way, but the slowdown of the mail has messed with a number of different package deliveries. 

On Christmas Eve, we had thought to have breakfast with Grandpa and Grandma Sue, but the weather was terrible. So, we ended up opening presents on Christmas morning, and then we walked over the 13th PL to have Christmas breakfast with them. It was lovely, too! And the opening of presents was terrific, too. One of the best presents was a croquet set which the boys have already played in the yard at least two times. Also, Grandpa gave both boys framed art about the Mennonite ideals of how to be. I put one up, in Maceo's room, and he was super excited when he saw where I'd placed it. 

One of Maceo's presents from me was a cookbook of dumpling recipes and a set of molds to make dumplings. So, January 3rd, we decided to make gyoza, a chicken dumpling. We got out the pasta making machine, the dumpling making kit, and got to work.

Then we sat down on the couch and finished watching a Harry Potter movie. 

Tomorrow, the boys go back to school, but I have a week off still!!! To do chores, of course.

Merry Christmas and happy new year!