Herilino's Locker

The Holiday Season is here, and that meant scouting out the perfect tree last week. We really liked this one that looked like it was straight out of a Dr. Suess book ...  ... but we settled on this one that looked like it could hold more of our ornaments. Jason got a workout cutting it down. The Christmas tree farm had lots of festive decorations. Kristin picked up a sprig of mistletoe with the tree. It worked well until Jason licked her face. Andie loved helping to decorate the tree, especially seeing the lights! When Kristin tested the light strip in the outlet before trimming the tree with it, Andie was beside herself seeing it glow! She especially liked the bobbers on the tree. Kristin and Andie had fun at Nancy's house for cookie decorating ... ... Andie was much more interested in the neighbor's kitty that was visiting than the cookies. She liked the pl...

We have so much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving weekend: Family, friends, community, nature. We are thankful for Andie's buddies, including Shayne. It's so nice to watch them grow together, and they have a whale of a time together! Kristin is thankful for having Andie's help in the kitchen. Andie is getting very good at stirring ingredients together. Andie is thankful that Kristin and Jason let her express her own style when she is in the kitchen. Andie is thankful for her adventures with Jason, like having a bonfire in the upgraded fire pit... ... building a box fort ... ... and other various activities. Jason even showed off his Super Dad skills by rescuing this beetle from an abalone shell respiratory pore. Kristin thought if he had gotten a video of the rescue it surely would have gone viral. The thankful beetle prior to its rescue We were all very thankful to have Nana and Papa join...