Weekly Post

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

We started the week driving to Lake Geneva, in a terrible snow storm :(  We survived, but not without a couple near death experiences.

We had a great time in Lake Geneva.  We swam, ate, watched movies and relaxed. 

We enjoyed the dessert bar and lots of late night gelato!  

We came home to a frozen snowy mess :(

The boys worked hard earning some extra money taking care of the neighbors house while they were out of town.

We took the kids to star wars.

The boys helped me do some shopping at Costco

We have taken it easy this holiday break because we've had some sickness/injury.  Ethan fell and twisted/split his toe open.  We thought it might be broken, but it seems to be getting better.  Cole is on antibiotics after struggling with a terrible sore throat over the holidays.  Liv has been fine so far!

We took the kids out to eat at AJ Bombers, a fun burger joint downtown for New Years.  

After dinner we went to the WAVE game

Ethan went to a party later that night, while the rest of us stayed home and celebrated with cherry bombs and multi color candles!!

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The kids had school until Wednesday, so the celebrating didn't start until then.

We finished up our Advent celebration in anticipation of Christmas.

Oliver had a BIG week.  He got neutered :(  I was hoping it would calm him down a bit, but it didn't...he is still as crazy as ever.  But he did nap really good while the anesthesia was wearing off.

Liv and I went to the Nutcracker.  I thought it was great, but she was a little bored.

We celebrated Christmas Eve with a Bethlehem Dinner. 

We tried to eat food back from the time period of Jesus's birth.

Santa found us Friday morning and was very good to the kids.  

We watched lots of movies and played games, including our new Pie Face game.

We also had several fun rounds of dictionary.

(the word here was Grandma)

(the word here was cowboy)

We had a nice Christmas Day Dinner, with Christmas Crackers!

We had ham, funeral potatoes, roasted asparagus, rainbow jello and blue cheese, pomegranate and pear salad.  With a fun cranberry raspberry drink.

We cleaned the church building.

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Monday I took the boys back to the Orthodontist.  Cole promised me he won't break his expander anymore (we are on number 3), so we are trying it again.  

Cole and Ethan really enjoy the video games in the waiting room.

I had tennis lessons on Tuesday and then a fun lunch with my friend. Wednesday I went to an ornament party with a fun group of ladies.

Wednesday night we went caroling for young women's, and Liv got to have a fun PJ party for Activity Days.

Cole had a band concert in school.  He is the one in the blue santa hat.

I took Ethan out of school Thursday morning to do go the dentist.  He had a cavity!  

We went out for smoothies after.  

He is pouting in the picture because he said it hurt and he was not happy to be at the dentist.

 I had to snap this second picture to show Ethan in SHORTS, in December, in 30 degree weather.  He insists he is warm, but I'm not so sure about that :)

Liv has been working with her class all week long to collect food items for a sub for santa.

Cole also participated in a sub for santa with his school class.

We had the missionaries over for dinner Friday night.

Cole had his first basketball game on Saturday.  He had a lot of fun, even scored a few points!

Cole is very quick and had a couple steals and quick breakaways.

 Ethan got to help run the scoreboards!

Victory!!  He was happy after their big win.

Today we had a nice Christmas Sacrament meeting.  The kids sang and I had to talk.  Looking forward to the fun Christmas week ahead of us!