Como Conservatory

Ada: It smells like hand sanitizer in here!

Winter decorations:

Christmas Morning

Liam and Ada were given instructions not to wake Helena up before eight and they are following orders although they are excited. Dori is still asleep, too.

What they’re after.
This year Helena liked art materials, clothes, and candles, Liam wanted sports gloves, jerseys, and Magic cards, and Ada wanted more and more Barbie things.

Christmas Eve

Jeanette brought over presents for the kids

Liam seems happy with his gift
I have no idea what Ada was excited about here

Jeanette got the kids nuts and a nutcracker. I think that they like cracking them more than actually eating them, though.
Later that night Ada left a note for Santa along with the milk and cookies.

At Kenwood

Ice Skating Outdoors

At Southdale

At Lake Harriet Upper Campus

Liam had basketball practice in the gym, but Ada and I were going to read. There is a couch there for Minneapolis Kids, but they cover everything up at night.

Well, Ada and I wanted to sit on the couch. So we took the cover off and sat down. Then we heard the janitor come by and Ada said that we might get yelled at. So we grabbed the tarp and hid underneath it while still reading on the couch. Ada thought this wasÂ very risky. But we did end up making it out of there alive.