Thanksgiving Weekend

Last Tuesday, Emily tried out the new indoor skating rink in town.  She gives it two thumbs up.

Teamwork.
One would practice forward,
the other practiced going backwards...

Most of Thursday was a lazy day.  We did join friends for dinner, but it was nice to just sit around and not do much of anything for most of the day.  I will say that I am thankful for a lot of things.  I am thankful for a daughter that taught me I could survive.  I am thankful for a daughter that gave me a reason to survive.  I'm thankful for the health that we do have, because even though Aaron hasn't been able to avoid the ER or doctor's visits, we have managed to avoid surgeries since June.  Which is a pretty big deal when you are a Hughston!

Emily was Aaron's little helper on Friday morning, while I enjoyed a little Black Friday online shopping from the comfort of my couch.  Emily is having a really tough time with coming up with a wish list.  She told me one morning on the way to school that she already has so much stuff that she really doesn't need anything!

The rest of the day was spent picking out a tree and decorating.  Gerda got out for a nice run in the snow, she absolutely loved it.

And Emily was excited that we put out the Polar Express train this year.  We never got around to it last year, I think we blamed having a puppy for that.  Maybe we should have skipped another year, the conductor has already had a fatal ending!

Saturday and Sunday meant skiing.  Emily was SO very excited to be back on the mountain.

It was a great weekend, so nice to have the extra time off and just spend it at home.  Now we just can't wait until Christmas break!

Christmas Wish List

This is the year Emily can sing "All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth".

She's lost three teeth is less than two weeks!

First Snow

On November 1st, we ran up to Ketchum and picked up Emily's ski rentals for the season, and the snow gods must be watching over us because on the third we had our first snow.  And it was a good one!  Emily couldn't wait to come home after school and play in it.

Halloween Happenings

On the 24th, we got around to carving a pumpkin, and I love her independence of drawing and cutting out her own jack o' lantern face.

But one was enough, and the others were the victim of a little crafting.

When the 30th rolled around, it was time for dressing up as a rainbow pegasus for school and for the town's Halloween Hoopla, where the stores in downtown Hailey pass out candy.  We were joined again by the Wards, Sauvageaus, and Diedricks for this annual tradition.

On Halloween day, we made a quick trip to Boise to see the Disney on Ice production of Frozen.  

Emily sweet talked her Dad into a stuffed Sven, and the production was very well done.  There was one point where she turned to me, however, and asked why the princesses didn't look the same as when they were on the cruise ship.  Sometimes she is just too observant!

We didn't linger in Boise long, Emily wanted to get back to Hailey and do one more round of trick or treating in the Foxmoor neighborhood.  We had dinner at a friends' house, did a round around the neighborhood, and then spent the rest of the night passing out candy.