We had a blast! The kids only ate a little candy (yeah, right) but pose nicely to show off their houses. Each child is behind their house. Great artwork!!
Us parents couldn't help but to get involved too. So we are also behind our houses. So much fun! I think we've started a new tradition!
Daisy loves to be under our tree.
We got the kids up early to see the Lunar Eclipse. All 3 of them had their own "telescopes". I just love Klara's hand covering up her other eye. We all got to see the eclipse and used Clif's telescope. Very neat to see so clearly and of course, another learning opportunity. 
We also went to the xmas parade of lights....brrr. This year we brought our camp chairs, but next year we'll add blankets and hand heathers. 
I seem to think the fire truck is always the best. I just had to add the picture.
We enjoy going to a hotel that really go all out on their xmas lights. Here are a few pics from that night. 
Time to go inside to warm up for a bit.
A small birthday party for MeMa since she was here. And yes, she is also on TV.
The kids made her some gifts out of the local pine trees. Klara's was a centerpiece and Kaleb's was a candle holder. 
We did Thanksgiving a day earlier since Clif had to work on the real Thanksgiving day. So the night we did turkey, then it was time to take the annual walk. We went to the train station who does the Polar Express. They are all lights and anything else Christmas. (This is why we put up lights early....read the next post to get more info) So here are some pics of that walk.
Well, sorry, but my pictures got out of order. I forgot. However, you can see the kids eating turkey, Kaleb really wanted the leg. Below is a family shot.
Here the kids are showing off their art they've made for the event.
Our house lit for the Christmas season. Nice thing about living in a small town...if I put up lights for as long as they request, then I'll get a discount on my bill in Jan!! I think it's worth it. But that means the lights are up for 6 weeks now. Good thing they are LED.
Small snowman in the backyard. He lasted quite a while since the temps were so low for so long.
A quick trip on the lake.
A little snooze while kids had a yummy snack.
Klara's pumpkin she almost carved all by herself.
The kids on halloween night. 
Their loot. Gotta remember there are 2 kids which equals twice the candy. Oh how I don't want all this in my house.....noooooooo.
But the red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting wasn't a bad win!!
The eruption.
Time for pumpkins. The kids carved their own this year, except for Klara's mouth on her's. Mom gave her some help.
The final results. As usual, we are all standing behind our pumpkins.
My parents send in pictures to the local tv station and they air the during the b-day segmet. So I paused the tv and got this pic. Fun to share this with my son!! Love ya big boy!
The fire is also on the dinner plates.
A look of relief, some what....they were both very nervous.
An onion volcano! 
Lastly, a small flame on our birthday desserts.
This is the part that attaches to the back of the "nose". I thought it was a camper at first. 
Looking inside the pole that will be going up.
One of the finished products. There will be 62 of these installed over 20,000 acres. So far, we only saw 4 completed and another 6 being worked on. 
