Super Guys at the Park

For Christmas Kai and Nora both got hand made super hero capes courtesy of Crystal’s alert eye on etsy.com.  The are over the moon about them and really dig wearing them but know that they d0n’t really work unless they are fluttering in the wind behind them.  A recent trip to the park was devoted to billowing capes as Kai and Nora used their bikes, the swing, and just running fast to keep the capes moving.  It was a Friday morning (equivalent to Sunday on our weekend schedule) and a little chilly (at only 60 degrees by 10am it qualified for a chilly day here) so they had the normally busy park to ourselves.

Christmas in Arlington

Christmas Eve we headed down to Arlington, Minnesota to spend some time with Crystal’s family.  We did Christmas Eve at Grandma and Grandpa Wiemann’s where we had a great dinner with family.  Kai and Nora tracked Santa on the NORAD site and then put out cookies and made some of our now traditional reindeer oatmeal.  To make reindeer oatmeal you start with some oats but then anything can go in.  Kai and Nora get to choose the spices and do all of the mixing.  Christmas morning Kai was up early but Nora wouldn’t leave the bedroom unless she was holding my hand in case Santa was still there.   It turns out Santa brought all the gifts to Lea Ann and Steven Post’s house so we headed over there still in our pajamas and opened presents from Santa.