January Days

By Esq. -

 When: First Week of January 2020

Where: In and Around Mid-Missouri


The first week of the Roaring 20s got off to a pretty tame start. Jake the Dog did some napping in the car as we made our holiday travels throughout Missouri and Western Illinois. 


Emily had her annual first-week-of-the-year Scoliosis X-rays. The curve is stabilizing, and so for now... no brace needed! We'll continue to follow up with the doc and monitor the situation, but for now she's clear to continue dancing and doing whatever other activities she wants!

Since I'm writing these posts from the future it's easy to identify the foreshadowing, but... one of our favorite board games in early 2020 is this awesome strategy, cooperative action game called... PANDEMIC. 


During one cold day while trapped indoors over this holiday break, the girls harnessed their inner baking competition show and experimented with different cupcake recipes and decorations.

Here's Emily (13) with her swirly-stripey creation.


Katie (10) went with a different pastry tip for a cupcake with a French flair. 


Later that week - while still trapped indoors by the cold weather - Katie moved on to that most-treasured post-Christmastime tradition: putting together all the Harry Potter lego sets she got as gifts. Here she is in her fashion-forward ensemble of Andrew's hat turned backward paired with her beloved Captain Marvel jammies while she assembles the Knight bus. 


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