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We’re back with another out of the kitchen post – here’s what we’ve been up to for the month of December!

Split image: Left side shows a black cat lying on a kitchen counter next to baking supplies. Right side shows a smiling couple seated at a table decorated with colorful iced cookies and baking tools.

I had just finished rolling out cut out gingerbread cookies and I was washing my hands at the kitchen sink, then I turned around to the kitchen island and I see Salsa rolling around in the left over flour on the counter. He ended up covered in flour! I had to snap a picture before getting him off the counter  ? The second photo – one of my favorite Christmas activities is decorating gingerbread cookies. I appreciate that Ryan decorates with me, he’s actually really good at it!

A kitchen counter with trays of snacks and holiday tins; beside it, a smiling couple stands behind a table covered with colorful tins and festive treats, ready for gift giving.

This year we decided to make 35 cookie tins for Ryan to give to his coworkers! It was a fun project to do together and everyone loved them! I think it’s going to become a tradition. 

Split image: On the left, a smiling woman lies on a patterned carpet, arm raised. On the right, a man in a restaurant serves deep-dish pizza from a pan, surrounded by plates and pizza boxes.

We bought a new living room rug during Black Friday and I was so pumped when it arrived! Our previous rug was jute and very difficult to vacuum, so I love that I can actually vacuum this one  ? The second photo, Ryan celebrated his 30th birthday!! We went out for pizza and he got a keurig coffee machine from his family which he loves! 

Split image: On the left, a woman smiles in a kitchen wearing a Made For This t-shirt. On the right, the same woman stands next to a man in a festive suit on a stage with wrapped presents and colorful wooden walls.

I’ve been sharing about my hormone journey on instagram for about a year. In the beginning of December I had a brain MRI which showed that I have a small tumor on my pituitary gland. This tumor is most likely what’s been causing all my hormone issues, praise Jesus that we now have an answer. I started a treatment that will shrink the tumor and hopefully normalize my hormones, allowing us to get pregnant! This photo was taken after the MRI, and I was so relieved to be done. The second photo – Ryan and I hosted our church’s Christmas show called Jingle Jam. It was so much fun, we had a great turn out and all the practice we did for 5 weeks paid off! 

Side-by-side photos: Left, a woman sits on the floor by a pantry, smiling, with a black cat on her lap. Right, a man sits on a couch with a book, the same black cat lying on his lap.

Our cute Salsa snuggle pictures  ?

On the left, children sit near a Christmas tree playing with paper while a dog lies nearby. On the right, a young man and woman smile at a restaurant table with empty dishes and drinks.

Typically each year we gift our nieces and nephews an experience and we like to make the process of gifting it fun, since the gift is usually a gift card or family membership. This year they had to sort and assemble puzzle pieces, which was more of a challenge re-assembling them than we anticipated because Ryan and I cut them into so many pieces! The second photo – we had hibachi dinner with my family on Christmas Eve! We spent Christmas Day with Ryan’s family which was really good!

Split image: On the left, a couple smiles while sitting on a couch. On the right, two artificial Christmas trees are displayed in a store aisle with shelves of pet food in the background.

After Christmas, we did a lot of relaxing, tv watching and reading. And we bought a 9 foot Christmas tree for $65!! I am so excited! Since we have vaulted ceilings in our living room, our 6 foot tree seemed so small, so I was hoping for a good deal for a tall tree! 

A man installs electrical wiring in a blue wall on the left; on the right, a wall sconce is mounted and turned on above exposed wiring and tools on the floor.

During our “winter break” we installed wall sconces in our bedroom! I am so proud of Ryan for figuring out all the wiring. They look so nice! 

Split image: Left side shows a smudged printed sheet on a printer with partially unreadable text. Right side shows a smiling man and woman taking a close-up selfie, both wearing yellow shirts.

During our time off I worked on making a wooden sign for our bedroom, I’ll post a picture of it next month once it’s finished and hung up! The second photo – we completed our University of Minnesota stadium puzzle! Ryan had this fun idea of attempting to take a photo in front of the puzzle as if it looked like we were actually at a game ?

A smiling woman in a party hat holds a bowl of popcorn and a letterboard that reads, HAPPY NEW YEAR! HERE’S TO HOPING I CAN STAY UP TIL AT LEAST 10PM. She stands in front of a plain white background.

We had a great, low key New Year’s Eve! We ordered pizza, watched a movie and popped a bottle of champagne at 10pm then went to bed! 

Here are the letter board posts I shared on my instagram this month! Click each picture to go to instagram.

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