Lefsa

Time to make some lefsa! 

 

Flipping through lefsa 

Ricing the potatoes 

#3 wanted to learn 

Taste tester

Yummy! I love to get one huge batch of lefsa done each year. It’s a whole day of work but SO worth it! This is the 3rd year of making lefsa. I think it keeps getting better. I like mine with sugar and B likes his with brown sugar. The boys will take it either way! Love having this in our holiday baking routine. 

Abel's 1st communion

 We celebrated Abel's 1st communion.  We honestly didn't know if we were going to do or not.  We decided last minute to have him complete it.  It's been a challenge lately knowing how much religion to push on the kids.  It's something that both B and I did when we were kids and want to the kids to understand the foundation of religion.  Or course they challenge the conversation.  I have continued to be challenged myself with religion and how much to have it a part of our lives.  We have been filtering in more activities with COVID still being a big factor on how much to socialize.  I apologize that we didn't invite any one to help us celebrate him.  We didn't have much time and didn't invite any one.  It's not that we didn't want you there we just didn't have much time to figure it out. 

Abel :)

My crew

We celebrated with his food choice of a broncharous pizza
30 inches!  Biggest pizza in MN

A piece doesn't even fit on the plate!

cannoli's for desert

Happy 1st communion Abel.  Sorry our celebrations are still a little off.   No matter what, Pizza is always my favorite way to celebrate!

COVID vaccine for the boys

Ansel and Abel finally got their chance to get their first dose of the COVID vaccine! This is what our family has chosen to keep us and others safe. COVID is not going away- it’s real and harsh. Our hospitals are getting hit hard- really hard. I continue to pray and hope for my front line staff and peers that things will lighten up. For now I try to keep my head up and stay positive. My boys are one step closer to being protected the best way we can. This year I’m thankful for a healthy family and the COVID vaccine for my kids . 
 

School Pictures

Axel 8th grade

Abel 5th grade 

Ansel 2nd grade 

 Gotta love school pictures ! I was getting them organized in frames and noticed that I haven’t shared them yet. 

Fall harvest

So much raspberry jam!

Tabasco sauce is ready

A second late batch with jalapeños

 I’ve come to the reality that summer is over. We pulled all of our veggies out for the last time. Last of the fresh peppers- boo. The best part of the last harvest is that it means it’s finally time for Tabasco sauce! It turned out so good and hot! Good bye summer. I will pout until you return. 

Halloween

 Happy Halloween! Axel went to a friends party and B and I went trick or treating with Abel and Ansel. Gotta love a holiday totally focused on eating candy!