Yes, it's been a l-o-n-g time since I updated the blog, so we are going to do a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants-high-speed-recap of all the Christmas and New Year's highlights!
It snowed! Sawyer and his neighborhood buddies had a blast sledding down the huge hill behind our house! They would be out there for hours and then come in as little icicles!
We had our Day Care Christmas party~That's always a very fun filled afternoon. We made some Christmas cards, stuffed ourselves with treats and then they got to open their Christmas bags. All the parents come for the end of the year party so we have a pretty full house!
My sister-in-law Danielle and her fiance came in from New York to spend Christmas with us and while they were here, she was invited to do a book signing here at one of the book stores in town! If you are looking for a GREAT book for your daughter, ZIP by Ellie Rollins is sure to be a hit!
Since I work for myself, I'm not usually able to take a whole lot of time off during the day to go to Sawyer's school...but I Raylan and I were able to escape for the afternoon and attend the Kindergarten Winter Party! (We can't even call it a 'Holiday Party anymore! Good Grief!) Sawyer LOVED showing Raylan off to all his friends and showing us all his art work that was displayed in the room!
Every year we all pile in the car and go look at the Christmas lights and then cap off the evening at Starbucks. It was fun just relaxing and enjoying the kiddos until Uncle Ron spilled his coffee all over the floor :)
The celebrating continued with Danielle and Ron's engagement party with all the cousins. We all enjoyed dinner together down in the Old Passageway in the Old Market. It isn't very often that most of the cousins are in the same city at the same time so we had a blast!
Grandpa Rick turned 82!! (I just LOVE how Raylan and Grandpa are looking at each other!)
We celebrated his Birthday with two cakes and all the trimmings!
Meanwhile, this one just kept getting cuter and cuter with everyday that passed.
Sawyer was VERY excited to show Raylan how this whole Christmas thing worked! Decked out in our jammies, we had a wonderful time eating, opening gifts and just enjoying each others company at Nana and Papa's house!
Bill got a long board. God help us all.
The traditional guys-with-bows-on-their-heads picture. Yes, Ron is holding a lemon juicer like it's a machete and yes, Bill is holding a nose hair trimmer.
Raylan caught on to the whole gift opening thing REALLY quickly :)
We headed to Lincoln to celebrate with Nana Kathy's side of the family which is always a rip roaring good time! Chili bar and cinnamon rolls (I know...it's a super weird combo but it's a Nebraska thing. They even sell them together in restaurants!)
Thanks Aunt Lynn for setting the kids up at their own table! Even if you did supply them with their own stash of candy canes!
Over the river and through the woods we came to have our last Christmas gathering with Papa Steve's family! What fun that was! New games, homemade apple pie moonshine, a soup bar that would put Olive Garden to shame and TERRIFIC company!
When all was said and done, Bill and Sawyer dragged the tree out back into the empty field....leaving most of the pine needles on my carpet.
The End.
2 comments:
Thanks Carrie for sharing these great photos!!!!
You are an incredible matriarch! I expect nothing less than a throne and full service for ya from your beautiful family in the golden year!! Now print this all into a Blurb Book and keep on up with the annual Chronicles of Life! (2 books, one for each boy!) LOL I'll hold us both accountable for each said mommy blogs!
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