Back to School.. and Warmth!

After a week's worth of this in Illinois:








...we returned to Southern California and this:








Now, we had a great time visiting with family and friends across Chicagoland, but not having to get all bundled up just to step one foot outdoors was nice.

This morning Ellie found Ellio lounging around in the Christmas tree, hanging out with a new teddy bear friend.









Ellie said that she thinks Ellio was bored without us, but liked watching Mallie try to take ornaments down from the lower branches of the tree. She managed to snag three of them.

I forgot to take pictures at school, but as I dropped her off Ellie was recalling all the fun she had in the Illinois snow, and imparting tales of her sledding and snowball fighting adventures with some of her friends.












































There will be more photos and stories about our travels in Northern Illinois over on the Harrer Happenings, but here are a few photographic highlights:

















































































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