December 31, 2015

Finishing the Old Year

He loves his Lincoln Logs from grandpa.

Siri...Jonathan loves her so much.  My mom took care of her while we went to the snow, and Jonathan talked about her every day.

These photos don't look like they're in any kind of order, but here goes.  We went to the mountains to unplug and recover from December.  We're so thankful that there was snow this year, and we didn't have to drive to higher elevations to get to it.  We loved snowshoeing and a little sledding, although we learned that our kids are not brave about sledding.















The view from our little cabin.  You can see how it was easy to unplug and recover, right?

Since we had snow, the kids played on and near the deck for long periods of time.  Here, they are "collecting specimens" to put on display, and I believe they were planning a nature museum that charged admission.

We had lots of time to relax and read, too!










Sunset with a rainbow on the water!


We took Jen's recommendation of Apples to Apples and tried to buy one, but since it was right after Christmas, that game couldn't be found.  We found a Freestyle version, which was a little different, but still provided a lot of laughs.







We had to stop for some cookies.  The kids have started to rely on this tradition.

More playing by the deck!





Did I mention the cookies?



It was a wonderful trip.  I love this tradition!  And wait until what you see what we found when we came home!!!


December 27, 2015

GBR

Right after Christmas, we had our second opportunity of 2015 to go to a college football game.  And not just any college...Jeff's college.  I am not usually a selfie girl, but I took this one to document my support of my husband's team.  Since I married in unaffiliated, it's my team and our family's team, too.


And I must say, this game was a lot more relaxed and fun than the game we saw in November.  The weather was gorgeous, the seats were spacious and soft, the food was yummy - and available - and we were right up close.

Yep, that close.








And also, we won.