First Ski Day

They have had some snow up at the mountains but barely enough to open. We were going to try and go up on a saturday but it was raining up there. So, we tried again for Monday of break. Colt wanted to bring a friend and Darby wanted to bring one too. Bo was the only other one who wanted to go. We left relatively early and got up to the mountain around 9:20. I'm so glad we did because parking was easier, the lines were shorter and the sun was peeking out of the clouds. We all had a great time even though the snow wasn't the best. It was just nice to be up at the mountain. They also had an elf scavenger hunt so we took this picture by the elf that Bo and I found.

 

Drive thru Nativity

I was so excited to learn that Calvary Chapel was doing their live Nativity again. They have skipped some years so I'm always thankful when they have it. It is my favorite thing to do during the Christmas season. 

 

It's always a little different from year to year but we always leave reminded of the importance of this season and thankful for the efforts they put into this event. 

 

Tacky Tuesday

I subbed at the school on the Tuesday before break. They were having spirit week and my day of subbing fell on Tacky Tuesday.   I was more than excited to break out all my christmas gear to make it a bit tacky.  The kids loved it!

 

Softball Pajama Party

Darby's softball team had a Christmas party with a theme of matching family pajamas.  After a little stress and some poor planning we ended up going with a sports theme.  We also made all the kids go even though the boys weren't too excited about it.  (Colt ended up getting out of the obligation because he went to Crystal with a friend to go skiing for the weekend). 

Brody & Ollie came for the food, played a few games and then went home.   

 

Karaoke was super fun!  Darby & Bo both participated.  

Brad sang a song too and I was the back up dancer. 

 

IGBA Night

The high school had IGBA night for the select players. It was fun watching the high school team play. Ollie was also part of the half time show but then it ended up being canceled.

 

Christmas Tree

For the first time in a long time we got our Christmas tree from somewhere other than Home Depot. We have liked Home Depot because of its convenience and also because they had lower prices. But in the past few years it doesn't seem like it has actually been that much cheapter. A friend told me about a lot at a nearby church and all the proceeds go towards their missions. So, we decided to check it out. It was only a little bit further but not much. It took us less than 5 minutes to find the tree we wanted. I think we might be back next year.

 

MS Basketball

Darby had to miss a few games for her concussion so it was fun to see her back out on the court for her school team. But then she missed another game because she was sick. Such a bummer. We love watching middle school basketball. It's so fun!