Holiday Hike – Riverview Park, Carson City, NV

Hike #16 for 2025 We registered for a ranger-led Holiday hike and Christmas sweaters were encouraged for festive apparel. We walked a two mile flat loop and learned about how native animals survive the winter months. Carson River we each got to pick out a free sticker in the spring we can float a section … Continue reading Holiday Hike – Riverview Park, Carson City, NV

Library Book Sale – Christmas School Prep

The last day of the library book sale was “Bag Day” at $5/bag of books. It was surprisingly well organized by age and by theme, and I loaded up on Christmas picture books for our annual Book Advent. You can read that post here. It was ridiculously easy to flip through all the bins of … Continue reading Library Book Sale – Christmas School Prep

Christmas Tree 2023

We themed the tree this year with blue and gold. My youngest son (age 9) wanted a “classic” tree this year. We had a family debate over how to decorate it and which ornaments to use. I ended up making the final decision with my “mom ultimate discretion and veto power”. Ours is an artificial … Continue reading Christmas Tree 2023