We spent Christmas with my parents and my sister and her husband at the base of Mt Baker. Despite all the extra snow gear, boots, gloves, hats, pants, and even sleds, there was.....
NO SNOW!!!
It was wet and rainy instead, but we had a lot of fun anyway!!!
We spent a considerable amount of time making the ornaments for the tree. All the decorations were made of paper: origami cranes, geometric boxes and stars, frilly snowflakes, and a paper chain garland. It turned out beautiful!
Ethan made this beautiful and elaborate star which adorned the top of the tree.
On Christmas Eve night, Grandma and Grandpa read the Christmas story. Erica fell asleep in Grandma's lap by the end.
Christmas morning was all about the presents!!! To Erica, it was all about the candy. She ate so much she got sick! Her favorite present was this Dora doll that Santa brought her.
We had such a wonderful time, creating memories I will always cherish!!
*Playing Christmas carols together on the musical instruments we brought.
*Heidi and Ethan's first ski/snowboard adventure at Mt Baker.
*Cooking with my mom in the kitchen, and enjoying her amazing cinnamon rolls.
*Playing games together.
*Watching movies together.
*Listening to the CD that Diana and Jordan made, with Christmas songs they recorded themselves.
*Experimenting and getting photo tips from my dad. (All the best photos here are his.)
*Relaxing in the hot tub, in the rain.
*Being completely surprised with an amazing diamond necklace from my sweet sweet husband.
*Making all the fun ornaments for the tree.
*Spending quality time with everyone, with no phones, and very little television.
1 comment:
How fun, definitely some amazing memories for your kids too:) (We've had so much fun on our Steven's family getaways... they are quite the adventurers:)
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