Beer making still underway
Tinker Crate mistakenly sent us a Kiwi Crate craft kit this month instead of our usual science kit. They set the error straight right away, but let us keep the Kiwi Crate as well, and much fun was had. 
All kinds of photography going on
Calvin Potter playing piano
Record keeping, memory keeping.
We are trying to Start the year off right over here, but getting back to the daily grind is hard to do. This won't be a Capture Your 365 year—I've decided that's setting myself up for failure—but if we can get at least a few shots every week we'll be doing well.
Beer still in the making
Getting the Christmas details put away for the year
Getting back to school with some paragraph writing
My editor seems to have forgotten me, so I have more time to focus on Ulysses
A special potions class in honor of Alan Rickman, our beloved Snape.
Secrets in the front hall
It may seem like all I ever do anymore are recap posts. The months are just flying by, and before I know it weeks have passed without a single post. Sometimes they are getting by me without a single picture. My poor camera is neglected—if it wasn't for the improved phone cameras it seems I would have no pictures at all!
December, of course, was a delightful month full of friends and family. There were concerts, plays, and at home sing-a-longs. Plenty of baking was done, and plenty of eating. There was giving and receiving, a Star Wars movie, and other good stuff to be remembered.
So, for posterity, here's a recap.
The homeschooling group play
Datenight at Knight's downtown before going to see Calvin perform with the Boychoir in the Christmas sing at Hill Auditorium
The Boychoir Christmas Concert
Tea on cold winter days
A little bit of sewing
Carols with friends
An annual Christmas ornament craft 
Cookies with friends
A night out on the town with these goofballs
Cookies and carols with family
Christmas Eve at Kerrytown by tradition
Traditional Christmas Eve dinner and cake with family
Traditional Christmas Eve date night wine and Meet Me in St. Louis
Iris's first time joining us for Christmas with family day 1
Christmas with family day 2
Beer making
Star Wars
Christmas, Iris, family, holidays, traditions Good books, good times
We went to the Audubon lands at Waterloo to watch the migration of the Sandhill Cranes.
We voted
We did science
We tailgated, sometimes with the Boychoir
Pumpkin beers were taking over, and so were giant bears
Calvin and I ran the turkey trot
Iris learned to help with the dishes
We spent a lovely weekend with my family at a lodge in middle of nowhere. And it snowed.
It snowed even more at home
But it melted before Thanksgiving
MST3K Thanksgiving marathon
The last game of the year, the last disappointment (we hope)
August 6: Soak
by Calvin
August 7: Taking flight
by Calvin
by mom
August 8: Reflecting off water
by Calvin
by mom
August 9: Red
by Calvin
by mom
August 10: A spot of red
by Calvin
by mom
August 11: Hodgepodge
by Calvin
by mom
August 12: Season's best
by Calvin