New Years Eve

We went to my parents' house for New Years Eve. My mom and I did puzzles. The others played games. We watched football. We all made it to midnight without falling asleep:) Then we slept over so we didn't have to drive home so late and so they could play the first Hearts game of 2024.

We did this fun puzzle!

Kenzie ate 10 grapes under the table for good luck at  midnight.

The first Hearts game of 2024! It's Coleman's favorite Hearts game of the year :)

December Fun

I was the diamond tournament winner in Duolingo for one week!

We saw a cool bird outside!

I rolled a Yahtzee on my first roll!

We wrapped present at the Forgotten Children's Fund.

The kids had their piano recital! They all played amazingly!

Jackson played Party on Merry Gents and the Charlie Brown Theme

Jordan played Joy to the World and Christmas Medley

Kenzie played It's Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas

Coleman played Jingle Bell Rock.

We helped at Food Lifeline again. Kenzie had been feeling sick so she didn't come.

Coleman has been loving smoothies and asking for me to help make him one almost every day.

Kenzie went shopping with Lorelei, Morgan, and Taryn.

I reached a 1000 day streak on Duo!

Kenzie wanted a picture of me being her footrest...

After Christmas shopping!

Lorelei had friends over to watch the Taylor Swift Eras Tour movie. Kenzie had so much fun and officially decided she's a Swifty!

I won the Superbowl for Fantasy football! It was a rollercoaster of a season, with a great start, bad middle where I lost 4 in a row, but luckily a great end! I was in three fantasy football leagues (Coleman made two of them) and Jackson won one of them, and the third still has a week left of it, but it will be either Jordan or Coleman!

Ice Skating

We met some friends for ice skating during winter break.

Coleman, Blake, Brady, Lindsey Fay, Brynn

Emily, Jenna, Kenzie, Lorelei, Taryn

Blake and Coleman

Lorelei, Kenzie, and Taryn

Christmas!

We had a wonderful Christmas!

Santa's thank you message.

Jackson's presents

Jordan's

Kenzie's

Coleman's

mine and Doug's

Snicker's

Jordan opened his presents from his siblings before opening his stocking or Santa presents.

Jackson organized his presents as he opened them.

Kenzie loves her new Converse! Except they're a little too small so we have to get a bigger size.

Jackson was really surprised by his new license plate frame from Kenzie.

Kenzie loved her Bath and Body Works gift cards!

Coleman tackle hugging Kenzie.

He loved the blanket she got him.

McDonalds and Cafe Rio gift cards!

Jackson's last present for the year! It was a car emergency kit. He finished opening first.

Kenzie helped Coleman set up the tripod for his new camera.

Jordan loves his new socks!

And his new scrabble dictionary. He's recently become obsessed with the game.

Doug ready to open presents.

Kenzie gave Jordan 2 half pound peanut butter cups. They're huge!

Doug loved his new tennis racket! Jackson and Jordan got new ones too so they're all excited to play!

Kenzie's presents.

Jordan reading the dictionary.

Jackson and Coleman playing foosketball.

Coleman enjoying a Christmas smoothie in his new smoothie cup.

The Christmas Mess!

Coleman's presents!

My presents!

Jordan's presents!

Jackson's presents! Doug cleaned up his presents right away so I don't have a picture of them.

Jordan's cool outfit... including socks with flip flops.

My parents came over in the afternoon for a couple hours. Then we went to their house for the rest of the evening. We played games, did puzzles, watched football and had left overs for dinner. It was great time! We all love Christmas!