Christmas Vacation

 We had two full weeks off of school and we made the most of them! As Christmas gifts, the grandkids all got to do an escape room and mini-golfing with Grandma and Grandpa. We wanted to make sure they did them before Grandpa and Grandma headed off to Arizona, so we made sure to fit them in this week! We also introduced the girls to ice-skating and made it up to the skating rink in Canada twice. 

Working on a craft project (a gift from Grandpa Jay and Grandma Kelley)

Pickleball!

A brisk walk before heading to the Escape Room in Surrey

They put in a good effort, but didn't make it out!

Aerial Dance! 

Our break as a good mix of fun, time home playing with our gifts, and just relaxing. Everyone was mostly ready to go back to school, which is exactly what we want! 

Christmas Eve

 We had a full two weeks off for Christmas break...and it's been a perfect balance of fun and rest. 

Annaliese started it off with a sleepover/birthday party at her best friends house. She came home tired and happy Saturday morning!! 

We spent all of Christmas Eve doing our own family gifts. We opened them slowly and spent lots of time playing with each thing. We got a new gaming system (that we are actually going to return for a different set-up,) a portable pickleball net, legos, and new games! 

Playing pickleball!

We fit in a brisk walk because it was such a lovely day!

Lydia made this wreath for me! She and a few of her friends from school planned the craft and got together to make them!

We went to the Christmas Eve service at church in the evening. Grandma, Grandpa, Thane, Kim, and the boys all joined us. It was a great service and Annaliese was part of the Christmas band!

We ended the day with a FaceTime call with Grandpa, Grandma and Mama Joan in California!

December

 Wow...here we are at the end of the month already, with 2025 just a few hours away. While December wasn't filled with quite as many Christmas activities as I was hoping, we still filled our free time with all sorts of fun things.

Decorating the tree

Showing off this year's ornament!

Kyle went to a lighted boat parade when he was in Spokane.

This huge tree fell across our room, but didn't do any damage!

Dress up day st school

Elementary school Christmas concert...they did a great job!!

Making granola (G-Momma's recipe!)

That was all within the first 3 weeks of December! Kyle went to Spokane for a few days for a work meeting. Basketball finished up, so we enjoyed having a little more time each day, and I started working a consistent schedule. 

Christmas break was filled with so many fun activities that it deserves a post of its own!