December 2019 - The Jacobs Family Website

December 31, 2019December 31, 2019

Gingerbread Houses

Gingerbread houses are another tradition. This time around we built 3 houses so the kids did some pairing up with cousins. Since we arrived back in Wisconsin so late in December there would not have been time to bake all of the pieces so Crystal made them well ahead of time in Saudi and we carried them over in our luggage. Enough of the pieces survived to make a go of the houses.

Gingerbread house making

The best part of gingerbread house making

Kai

Gingerbread house making

Cousins by the fire

Nora with Teddy

portrait of Kai

Charlotte

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Kai goes all "Jack London" and lights a fire in the snow using only a small bit of dry wood and his smoldering teen angst.

Nora making the biggest snow owl ever

The snow owl takes shape

Kai is successful with the fire despite my predictions

We won't freeze this night.

Cousins around the fire

Roasting marshmallows in December

December 30, 2019December 30, 2019

Bentleyville – Festival of Lights

The Bentleyville Christmas lights event by Canal Park in Duluth is something we stop by every chance we get. An open to the public event it is a real treat and one that the kids love. This year we were able to meet up with Julie, Eric, Evelyn, Charlotte and Teddy to walk through together. With the fairly warm weather and being so close to Christmas it was plenty crowded but still more than worth it.

Bentleyville at opening time

Kai and Nora at Bentleyville

Nore enjoying the cold

Festival of lights

The crowd at opening time was substantial.

Nora and Charlotte at Bentleyville

Crystal at Bentleyville

Lacoutures at Bentleyville

Another group photo

Charlotte and Evelyn with their popcorn

Crystal bundeled up for the cold.

Julie and Eric

Lacoutures at Bentleyville

Teddy just enjoying the show

Kai and Nora buying thier hats

Bentleyville!

Kai, Nora, Evelyn, and Charlotte

Nora and Charlotte practicing the buddy system

Eric at the F16 display

Nora, Crystal, and Kai as we were getting ready to leave.

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019

December 2019 Gallery

Here is another gallery of the last bit of Thanksgiving vacation with Kai and the start of December. Enjoy!

Crystal and the tree

Kai is definitely taller

Portrait of Kai

Nora smiling while she cleans the kitchen

Another portrait of Kai

Yet another portrait of Kai

Kai with Suki - he really loves the dogs despite his allergies

Kai chilling with Suki

Nora by the tree

The Jacobs family tree. We've had it since the early 2000's back when it was a big deal to sneak one in here.

Even on tip toes Crystal doesn't quite measure up

Family picture

Angled shot of the Christmas tree

Another shot of the tree

There was a Hoopoe bird in the back yard last week that I managed to get a picture of

Hoopoe picking bugs out of the grass

Another shot of the Hoopoe

Nora working at her computer desk.

December 2, 2019December 2, 2019

Some Random Fall Photos

Once again I’m clearing off my phone and camera of the backlog of pictures. These shots span the month of November. Enjoy!

Troop 1 participating in the SAEA parade.

Nora after dinner in Bahrain waiting for the Uber.

Nora fooling around with filters after a nice dinner out at Bushido in Bahrain.

Nora in the Saco hardware store shopping for tools with Dad.

Nora never passes up an opportunity to amaze herself.

Nora hanging out in Dad's office. She recently found his old Shattuck letter jacket and started wearing it.

Ben and Nora doing a cardboard prototype of the office to better help them re-arrange it as a better workshop.

Crystal setting up the tree

Nora and Kai - it has been good to have both kids home for this short while. Until they start fighting anyway.

Crystal at a Eagle Court of Honor

Nora and the tree

Suki missing Webster while he is gone on his walk.

Kai taking Webster for a walk.

Kai washing the car to earn a little more spending money.

Kai hanging the light on the front of the house.

Hanging the lights with care

Kai getting his hair cut

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