2020 Christmas Decorations

2020 State Park Visits

In 2020, we upped our Texas State Park game. We are so grateful to have so many beautiful spaces within driving distance!

1. Inks Lake State Park--4 visits 
2. Longhorn Cavern State Park--1 visit
3. Colorado Bend State Park--1 visit
4. Pedernales Falls State Park--3 visits
5. Sea Rim State Park--1 visit
6. Lost Maples State Park--1 visit
7. Dinosaur Valley State Park--1 visit
8. Garner State Park--1 visit
9. Lockhart State Park--1 visit
10. Fairfield Lake State Park--1 visit
11. Palmetto State Park--2 visits
12. Buescher State Park--1 visit
13. Brazos Bend State Park--1 visit

2020 Books Read

1. Grandma Gatewood's Walk by Ben Montgomery

2. Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah

3. The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury by Marc Levy

4. Paper Wife by Laila Ibrahim

5. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

6. Where the Desert Meets the Sea by Werner Sonn

7. The Son and Heir by Alexander Munninghoff

8. Dear Martin by Nic Stone

9. Cleo McDougal Regrets Nothing by Allison Winn Scotch

10. All the Things We Never Said by Marc Levy

11. The Last Correspondent by Soraya Lane

Books I have read with (to) the boys:

1. Wizards of Once by Cressida Crowell

2. Wizards of Once: Twice the Magic by Cressida Crowell

3. Wizards of Once: Knock Three Times by Cressida Crowell

4. How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Crowell

5. How to Train Your Dragon: How to Be a Pirate by Cressida Crowell

6. How to Train Your Dragon: How to Speak Dragonese by Cressida Crowell

7. Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo

8. Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

9. How to Train Your Dragon: How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse by Cressida Crowell

10. How to Train Your Dragon: How to Twist a Dragon's Tale by Cressida Crowell

11. How to Train Your Dragon: A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons by Cressida Crowell

12. How to Train Your Dragon: How to Ride a Dragon's Storm by Cressida Crowell

Some books I started but haven't finished:

1. March by Geraldine Brooks

2. The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweeden by Jonas Jonasson

3. The One Thing by Gary Keller

4. The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks

5. As Brave as You by Jason Reynolds

6. The Magnificent Dappled Sea by David Brio

7. How to Train Your Dragon: How to Break a Dragon's Heart by Cressida Crowell

Holiday Baking

LOTS of fun holiday baking in the Dertien house this Christmas!

candy canes

Snowball cookies

hot chocolate cookies

peanut butter kisses

chocolate covered peanut butter crackers and candy cane cookies

banana bread

cutout cookies

cinnamon cream cheese cookies

chewy ginger cookies

candy cane blossoms

chocolate peppermint cookies

chocolate peppermint cake and Dutch apple pumpkin pie