I Did It!

What a wonderful year!

 

Day 356 Virginia Grainger Room 209
It was Snow Day in our class today. The kids wore their pjs to school and we had a very relaxing morning drinking hot cocoa and eating donuts! Throughout the morning kids worked on a variety of snow related activities. Three of my kiddos are showing off their puppetry.

Day 358 Home
I missed a picture of our beer and cookie party!!! I can't believe it! But, I got a picture of the lone beer that was left on the back porch after the party. Amazing! Usually we have more than enough beer left over but this year there was only one!

Day 359 Home
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Day 360 Nana and Papa's House, Spokane
Oh Auntie Erin.....This is what she got Dylan for his birthday present this year. No, not Forrest - the head! Along with several other creepy, eerie, Halloween-y type things. Of course, Dylan was thrilled! And yes, it's Christmas Eve!

Day 361 Nana and Papa's House, Spokane
Santa didn't eat all his cookies this year....
Merry Christmas!

Day 362 Spokane
Steve and I snuck out for a date night dinner at Twigs. What a guy - Steve ordered off the gluten free menu so that he and I could share each other's meals! I have the best husband in the world!

Day 363 Spokane
It's a cold, beautiful morning!

Day 364 Spokane
We met Grandma for lunch on our way out of town this morning. We've had a lovely visit with everyone but it'll be good to get home.

Day 365 Valley Lanes, Omak
Hmmm....not sure what happened....according to my picture numbers, this should be New Year's Eve....but it's not! Oh well! The Green family came to town for New Year's so we joined them and the Cheesemans for a couple games of bowling. I always enjoy their visits!

Day 366 Winthrop Ice Rink
And today we joined them at the ice rink in Winthrop. We brought along Sammie Veders and the Radkes and Zoe brought her friend, Jazmin. Quite a group! A perfect way to end the year!

Almost There!

Day 347 Liberty Bell MS Gym
Tonight is Dylan's last middle school game. The poor Liberty Bell team didn't have a chance against our players! Great way to end the season.

Day 348 Home
Look at our visitors! These guys wandered in to our yard and checked everything out! They found the melted waterhole and came up to the stairs of the deck. I thought they might try climbing the stairs!

Day 349 Omak PAC
Lyndsi and I took advantage of Steve and Dylan being at a hockey game to have a little girls' night with friends. Jenna and Erin Radke, and Reily and Lynell Morrison-Nelson met us at the Omak Christmas parade. The girls rode on the Big R float. Then we all went to the Breadline for dinner and to the PAC for The Nutcracker performance. We had a fun night!

Day 350 Home
Poor Lucy.....

Day 351 Home
Just lights! No ornaments yet! But isn't it pretty?

Day 352 Okanogan Middle School Cafeteria
Dylan had his basketball banquet tonight. Look at all those 8th grade boys! They're all getting so big!
 

Day 353 Home
Dylan is 14 years old today! As you can tell, he was VERY cooperative for his picture! We got him out of bed early enough to have a hot breakfast but couldn't quite get the smile on his face!

Day 354 VG Room 209
My favorite activity of the year! I love when these little guys get made every year. They're so happy and cheerful!

Day 355 Home
I have some very creative and thoughtful friends! I came home to a gift box filled with homemade cookie and biscuit mixes, homemade vanilla extract, homemade soap and homemade spice mix. Then I opened my ornament of the year from my friend, Tess. She made them herself this year! It just so happens that all these goodies matched and looked like they came from the same household!

Happy New Year!

Day 335 Nana and Papa's House, Spokane
Whenever we go to Spokane we get to play games. Unfortunately, we don't do this enough at home so it's always special times. In this picture, Erin is hiding off camera.

Day 337 Cottonwood Kennels, Riverside
Lucy loves coming home from the kennels! She doesn't really like to be there but we know she's well taken care of while she's there.

Day 338 Home
Oh Dylan....he loves playing tricks on his sister! Lyndsi is none too happy about this one!

Day 340 Home
One of my favorite songs! Lyndsi was in an artistic mood and made these pretty little signs for me. My children are so sweet!

Day 341 Home
Here is what Dylan gives me in his sweetness! Fake blood hanging from the ceiling! This is left-over from Halloween and it may be there forever....

Day 342 The Breadline, Omak
We found ourselves without children tonight so we went out for dinner together. Look who we ran into! Amy and Jeff had already begun when we got there but we joined them anyway.

Day 343 Downtown Okanogan
Lyndsi and her friends in the 5th grade Honor Choir sang Christmas carols for downtown's Get Lit tree lighting ceremony. It was so cold that they only sang a few songs outside and then went home!

Day 344 Home
Jenna went with us to get our Christmas tree today. Dylan ran inside before I could get the picture so she sat with Lyndsi for me!

Day 345 Home
Brrrrrrrrr!!!!! Two straight weeks of cold weather and indoor recess - yuck!

Day 346 Okanogan Middle School
Lyndsi started basketball practice tonight! Yay!