Sunday, December 31, 2023

December

Ryan had a great time at the church Christmas party.
Ellie was so cute in her choir's Christmas musical.
Ryan thought Grandpa needed a Patrick Mahomes shirt.
We had fun showing Grandpa the new aquarium.
Ellie has a tradition of swimming at his hotel when he comes to visit.
We went to the Nutcracker Tea with Ellie's friends and their moms.
We watched the Chiefs.
Emma is a funny little swimmer. She is so excited to go but then she yells "no no no!" through most of the lesson.
We had to take pictures with her pretty baptism party balloons.
Ellie taught us about St. Nicholas Day and made paper shoes for Emma and Ryan.
We celebrated Nori's 9th birthday.
Ellie performed in her school's Christmas concert.
Chris got back from a business trip in time to catch the second half of the concert. Ellie was over the moon to see him.
We had a fun holiday dinner with the Bergman family at Brad and Libby's.
We made ornaments.
Emma and Ryan had their Christmas performance at Bethany Lutheran.
We went to the My Gym Christmas party.
Ellie and I had a great time with our buddy, Abby, at the Matthew's Ministry Christmas party.
We opened Christmas gifts at Noni and Papa's.
This one is a goofball.
Ellie went to a fun ornament exchange party with her friends.
We went to the light show at Deanna Rose.
I got to go to Ellie's class for their Christmas party.
We went to the mall and had a shopping spree at Claire's.
On the first day of Winter Break, we went to Kaleidoscope.
We did science experiments with dry ice.
We had a fun brunch with Grandma, Dave, Gigi, Uncle Alex, Noni and Papa at Lake Quivira.
We went to play at the winery the day after Christmas.
We made gingerbread houses with Gigi.
Ellie did a cheerleading class.
We went to see the lights at Sar-Ko-Par Park.