January 2020

January was a long, gloomy, depressing month.

But we made it through with dumplings, 

 and baking,

 a bit of snow,

 watching Noah play basketball,

 going to the indoor swimming pool in Lynnwood and laughing at Noah in my giant coat,

 and one sunny day hike.

December

December 1st hit and we ran out the door to get a tree!

 I hate decorating for the holidays but we stuck with it and got the tree done!

At the church Christmas party, Sienna was a narrator and Noah was a shepherd.

WE BELIEVE!

Sienna did a great job at her Christmas piano recital. She played Up on the Housetop, and O Christmas Tree.

A friend invited us over to make gingerbread houses.

I invited some friends over to make cinnamon ornaments and sugar cookies.

Adam made the neighbor gift tags and I made the cookies inside. Teamwork. Boom.

My friend had a cookie exchange and I gave these to teachers. Pretty packaging, eh?

We saw a viral video of an Amazon delivery person doing a little dance after being excited that people left him treats at their doorstep. We decided to do the same.

A week before Christmas, Adam's grandpa died and we drove to SLC for the funeral. We stopped in Twin Falls on the way to see my sister.

In SLC we had a Ware family reunion.

We saw the lights on Temple Square.

The funeral service and burial reminded us of what a wonderful man Adam had for a grandpa.

Maurice was such a nice man and I was lucky to get to know him and so were my kids. He will be remembered always.

The drive home was a bit harrowing since Adam and the kids got sick and were throwing up constantly. We made it, however, and everyone went straight to bed and felt at least mostly better the next day.
The next day was Christmas Eve, I picked up Owen at the airport, and he and I went straight to the grocery store to pick up food for dinner, including crab legs. 
Noah's like WHOA.

Waiting by the stairs on Christmas morning!!!

YAY!

Had a lovely Christmas! Love these cuties. They make it so fun.