Snow Fun!

 We had a few days of off and on snow flurries the week between Christmas and New Year. One day when it snowed Lucy had a friend over to play, so they went outside and had a fun time playing with each other. We were even able to build a snowman who the girls named Pickles! 

One Saturday it snowed all afternoon and although it didn't really accumulate, we were still able to go outside and have some fun. You can watch that here! Today is a very cold, windy, wintery day with snow flurries flying. I'm afriad, though, this won't accumulate either! I wish we could have one good snow, maybe 4-5inches so we could really play in it! 

Prime Rib!

Ross like to make different kinds of meat, whether on the grill, smoker, or in the oven. He decided to try his hand at making prime rib for our Christmas dinner and I think it turned out great! He did a good job for his first time making it and had a yummy seasoning/rub that he put on the outside of it. Good job, Ross! 

Christmas Eve

We had a very nice Christmas celebration this year! It began on 12/23 when we went to my parents' house to have Christmas with them and my sister's family. We had a nice time together eating dinner and opening presents. I was so proud of the girls for being very thankful for all their gifts!

Ross' parents came down on 12/24 and we had a good time together. Wanda and Molly put together a gingerbread house that afternoon and then we had chili for dinner. After dinner we did our traditional reading of the Christmas story by candlelight and then also sang some Christmas carols around the piano, played by Lucy! She did a great job playing and you can watch her play here! 

This year we decided to drive around and look at Christmas lights after singing together. There's one house that we all really love and it's close by, so we drove over to it and then back home to get ready for bed. The girls put out cookies for Santa and reindeer food on the deck. It was a really nice night! 

Living Their Best Life!

The day after Christmas we all needed to veg and do our own thing after several days of lots of activity and Christmas excitement. Ross went for a run outside and then relaxed on the couch. I started the massive task of cleaning up our Christmas presents and all that left behind, as well as the regular Saturday chores I do, and putting away all the Christmas decorations. Lucy spent time in her room with all her crafts and looked up new crafts to do with ALL her yarn. Molly put on her swimsuit and played in the bath with her toys and bath paint. We were all totally living our best life! 

Tent Sleeping!

One night we let the girls "camp" downstairs on the family room couches. They did this once in the summer and wanted to do it again now, so we said why not?! We moved the couch and loveseat next to each other and used some brooms to prop up a sheet to make their tent. They both slept down there all night and had a fun time. I hope they remember the fun times like this!