Christmas Morning:
Mike, Laura, Claire and Amanda spent Christmas Eve night with us as they have done almost every year for 20 years. We had our traditional taco supper after the Christmas Eve service at Trinity. We didn't have to get going too early Christmas morning since everybody is grown up. The girls "Santa" gifts are still laid out for Christmas morning. We had fun and plenty of gifts to open. Our Christmas Day celebration lasted until mid afternoon when everyone was ready for a nap.
December 26:
David's family arrived early afternoon. The Matzeks came over and we had Christmas all over again. Such fun to have everyone together!
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| I am so bad at selfies! |
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| Owen is catching up to Claire. |
Wednesday, December 27: John David's 5th Birthday!
We started the day with a pancake breakfast for John with the whole gang (except Mike who had to work)! I was too busy making pancakes for 11 people to take any pictures.
After lunch, David and Trisha left for their Campus Movement Christmas Conference in Chattanooga. Owen, Allison, Evangeline and John David will be with us until they return on New Year's Eve.
Claire and Amanda came over every day and played with the younger kids. We didn't do anything special, just played a lot!
December 29
Craft day for the girls and science project day for Owen. He did a good job setting up and carrying out his experiment testing the acidity of household substances by comparing the volume of CO2 bubbles produced. Allison and Evangeline picked up embroidery very quickly using a kit I gave them for Christmas.
December 31
David and Trisha made it back for late lunch. We all went to the Matzek's for supper and celebration, but we didn't stay up to see in the New Year!
January 1
New Year's Day at our house with hearty snacks for the big UT football game, the Cheez-it Citrus Bowl! We won! We all enjoyed our last day of beging together.
January 2
We got the house back in order by mid-afternoon. It was a nice day, so we went for a walk by the river.
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