Monday, December 25 - Merry Christmas! Today was full of traditions, family, and fun! We had our family Christmas in the basement this year and we really liked that. After everyone was spoiled, we went to breakfast at the Howard's and opened more gifts. Then, we headed over to the Pearson's. Gifts again and dinner. Christmas really is so wonderful! I love the time spent with our family.
Tuesday, December 26 - We got tickets to Christmas in Color and took the kids tonight. It is so fun! They do such a good job and all of the lights are synchronized to music. The kids had fun standing on the console and sticking their heads out the sunroof. :) Sidenote: On the way to Christmas in Color, we saw and emergency in progress on 13400 S. 5000 W. so we stopped. A teenager got hit by a car so we stopped to help. He was okay but his leg was definitely broken. We found out later that he was playing a game of real life Frogger and lost. How dumb is that?!?
Wednesday, December 27 - Ricki has been asking for me to paint her nails so we finally sat down and did that today.
Thursday, December 28 - We always go to a nice lunch/dinner between Christmas and New Year's. We decided to go to Olive Garden and invited the McCullough's to join us. It was nice because they had several menu options that work with my health plan. Afterward, we made a few stops. One was at Hobby Lobby and we picked up this awesome ceramic tree 65% off! It's so nostalgic for me.
Friday, December 29 - I worked this morning on a photo shoot with Liz and made bank! 🤑 Simon had Ryan and Ashley's kids for a few hours while they were busy. Ricki slept over at Jenni's house last night so we were all just doing our thing and hanging out.
Saturday, December 30 - We started our fun but busy day out at dad's birthday breakfast at Golden Corral. TRADITIONS! Then, we headed to Zack's indoor soccer game. Unfortunately, we lost 1-6 but that one point was made by Zack so that was fun! Later, we went to Ninja Kids to play with our Florida cousins. They are in town for a week with Katie's mom so we got to see them for a couple of days. It was such a busy fun day!
Sunday, December 31 - As usual, we spent New Year's Eve at my parent's house. We ate a mix of dinner and snacks then made Bratzeli's. I'm glad that we kept the Bratzeli tradition going even though Grandma Howard isn't with us anymore. When those were done, we played a big game of Ticket to Ride. We are really having fun with our new game! Happy New Year!