Tuesday, January 31

Ada Turns 6!

Ada wanted a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle party this year, a notably different theme from her princess party last year :) She invited her closest friends and had lots of fun. This is the first year the party seemed to fly by, I think the kids all enjoyed playing together and keeping busy. Todd also came up with a tower building challenge involving dry spaghetti, marshmallows, tape, string, and scissors. The kids played in teams of two and tried to get the tallest standing structure in the end.

We did make the centerpiece cake again, all rice krispie treats and fondant. I am no sculptor, ha, but Ada liked the funny turtles I made (she made the shells) and pizza :)

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The picture below is from Ada’s actual birthday dinner the night before her party. It is her favorite sushi restaurant because it comes around on a conveyor belt :)

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Friday, January 6

Christmas Fun

It’s been a busy holiday season with lots of family and snow! My parents drove up to spend 5 nights with us for Christmas and then for New Years we spent the weekend with Todd’s family. We unusually had snow both holiday weekends!

 

Tree Farm

First is started with the wet weekend cutting down our Christmas tree. It’s a tradition to go tree hunting with our friends who also live right across the street. Ruby had fun running around with Breanna chasing her.

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Eagles

A couple days before Christmas we drove up the mountain with my parents hoping to see a few eagles. We saw about 2o that day!

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Christmas Eve

After our Christmas Eve church service we opened stockings. This has always been a tradition for us.

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Christmas Day

After breakfast and the Christmas Story (read from the Jesus Storybook Bible) the girls enjoyed opening their gifts. We also exchanged gifts with my parents this year. That evening we drove around to see a few Christmas lights.

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New Years Fun

The kids had lots of fun playing together. It gets better every year! Ruby was fun to watch this year, she would scream with excitement while opening each gift :)

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