Cousin Christmas pictures!
Christmas tree hunt at our traditional former tennis player's farm! The sun and rainbow were amazing!
The difficult task of getting all the Christmas decorations from the attic!
We got a funny tree this year because there wasn't a lot to choose from! The trunk had a curve! And half our lights didn't work, so we decorated the bottom half until I got more!
Decorating the playroom tree!
Art day in Mia's class!
One of our favorite Christmas traditions! The advent tree!
Helping wrap angel tree gifts at church!
Loved this and can't wait to do it next year!
Downtown Camas tree lighting/First Friday!
Mia's 1st performance with the Swingin' Ukes at Fox at the tree lighting!
Crafts at First Friday!
Letter for Santa- Kyrie sneaked in after Santa was closed and gave him his letter!
It's snowing!! Fake snow!
Heading up to University of Puget Sound to cheer on the Bruins!
It was a tight fit this ride with the girls' team on the bus, too!
Hanging out before the game!
Kyrie got in on the stretching!
Mia testing her jumping abilities with our team manager, Jessica!
Watching film on the big screen at the team dinner!
My Christmas card stuffing/stamping crew! They are the reason I got them out the earliest ever this year!
So glad the Inversos came to cheer on the Bruins today!
Buddies 8 days apart!
Such a great game! We were down by 18 at one point and the boys battled back to beat a tough UPS team!! It was so exciting!!
DWDW(Do what we do!) the team motto "Run, get the ball!" Kyrie's motivational poster for the team!
Kyrie's hip hop class!
St Nick Day and the traditional pjs!
Recess snow fun at school!!!
Kyrie's 1st monthly allowance and Mia got a raise!!
They crack me up!
Kyrie's attire for the Narnia musical!
We love Journey children's theater and got to see Narnia with Auntie and Kinley!
Play date with old friends!!
Friends since birth!
Had a few snow days in December! So windy though, not so fun for playing in!
Snow angel in the dusting and on the concrete!!
Hot cocoa and friends make cold days better!
Kyrie loves making posters! Go, Seahawks!
Oh the world we live in......Maco couldn't get to Fox due to snow, so he face timed the team for practice!
Snow day cuddling!!
One of our advent activities was to have a Christmas music/dance party!
Love snow days for doing fun Christmas activities!
Maco and the team in Wisconsin for a tourney!
Ice about took out our whole birch tree!
Our Tennessee cousins came to visit! So much fun! So sad Mason was sick though and couldn't come!
Another advent activity-write a letter to your sibling telling them what you love about them!
The letter exchange!
Making paper snowflakes! Teaching them the way I used to teach my 4th graders!
The church Christmas tree!
We checked out a living nativity at the Gladstone Adventist conference center! Best thing ever! 7 live scenes with Roman soldiers riding in on horses, angels suspended in the trees! So cool and can't wait to take Maco next year!
Apple cider and cookies at the end!
So fun that the McCulloughs braved the 2 hour wait with us!! We know how to do it better next year and avoid the wait!!
Another advent activity-build a blanket fort!
Mia reading us stories in the fort!
Advent activity #423: Help wrap presents!
Kyrie dropped the heavy bench to the table on his ankle. Swelled up and had to ice for a few days! Fortunately nothing broken!
Our Advent boxes-make cookies for neighbors!
Maco slept in his office during the snow storm to be safe!! He bought a mattress, but forgot a pump! And the Automatic lights kept going on all night!!!
Cookie baking round #2!
Advent activity-take a snowy walk!
Spearheaded by Jeryln, our playgroup donated funds for the Syrian refugee backpack program, and we went shopping for all the supplies together!
More snow/ice fun!
Snow fun with the neighbors!
Making cupcakes for big brother Josiah's 10th angelversary!
Reading Big Brother Josiah's scrapbook on his special day!
Shared them with our friends!
Kyrie resting with big brother Josiah's snow globe!
Book publishing party in class- Mia did an expository piece on dogs!
Advent activity-watch The Polar Express with popcorn and hot cocoa!
Ready for his hip hop showcase debut!
Treats at our favorite bakery-I feel like I write this every month!!
Movie date to see Storks with the McCulloughs! Love that we have friends to hang out with when Maco is out of town with the team!
We checked out Storybook Lane at Alpenrose Dairy this year!
Rudolph!
Checking out the decorated little businesses in the town.
Yaya is in town! Dinner at the Spaghetti Factory with Sittee and Yaya!
Movie and slumber party time with Sittee!
Putting together the backpacks with school supplies for the Syrian refugees!
Playgroup Christmas party!
All the kiddos ready for the Secret Santa book exchange!
The lovely cooks!
Getting the backpacks all ready to go!
The mamas had their own Christmas party/game night/Secret Santa! So thankful for these ladies!
Sleepover at Auntie's!
The Bruins in Texas. Papa even went along as a van driver! Oh I feel for the boys in his van!!
It's spa time!!
Advent activity: snowball fight with socks!
Cousin dog pile!
Advent activity #567 bowling!
Papa & Yaya came to watch Mia at tennis! Kyrie and Papa playing catch on the sidelines!
A typical Saturday at Fox! The McKenzie kids came too!
Team dinner at Jac's!
Kryie getting in on the action!
All the family joined us for the game this break! They even endured the 2 hour drive! So nice of you to grace us with your presence, Quinn!!
Santa fun at the mall!
More advent fun: shopping for sibling! Stop #1 of our Christmas family date!
They both picked out legos for each other!
Stop #2: Out to dinner!
Stop #3: We had extra time before #4, so the kids and I walked down to the Portland tree! Their first time seeing it!
Stop #4: Newmark Theater for Beauty & the Beast!
It was awesome!! I think this was my favorite memory of the entire Christmas season! I think this is a start to a new tradition! Can't wait for our Christmas family date next year!
Love this special Auntie time!
Had to take Auntie Katie & Uncle JoZef to our favorite bakery!
Pearler bead fun with Auntie & Uncle!
Christmas Heathman tea with the girls! So glad Great-Grandma Cusack was able to come this year!
3 generations! Such special memories!
While the girls were dining, the boys continued their tradition of seeing Star Wars together!
Neighborhood Christmas caroling!
Sisters singing together again! Ha!
Carson and Kyrie were right in the front at every house!
We actually had to go see the mall Santa this year because none of our other Santa tries worked out. I couldn't have a year go by without a Santa pic!
2016 Santa picture~~We had actually laid out nice clothes for Kyrie to change into for the picture and then forgot them. But I guess it's fitting that he would be in a b-ball jersey
Making reindeer food for Christmas Eve!
Kyrie helping me make one of our favorites~~Muddy Buddy!!
It's Christmas Eve, and that means its gingerbread house time!
Uno with Yaya!
Christmas Eve service at church! Kyrie dressed himself with a special tie with neon sailboats on it!
Auntie and her crew joined us for the Christmas Eve service!
This might be one of my favorite Christmas photos....Kinley, Mia, and Kyrie all with their candles at the candle light service! And look at those cheeks on Kyrie!
Another Christmas Eve tradition- Christmas light scavenger hunt!
We love our Camas house with lights set to music!
Sprinkling the reindeer food! Hope they stop here!
The first gift of Christmas! A sports book for Kyrie, imagine that! :)
Christmas Eve with the Eaton family!
Hanging with Uncle David!
Mia got an American Girl doll lego set in the kid exchange!
Cousins!
Time for singing in the pajamas!
It's not an Eaton Christmas without the guitar and singing Christmas carols!
Cookies and milk out and ready for Santa!
Christmas Eve slumber party!
I absolutely love how affectionate Kyrie is!
Mia read "The Night Before Christmas" this year!
Ready to go to sleep so Santa can come!
He came!!
Christmas morning snuggles before heading down to start the day!
Waiting at the top of the stairs to come down!
Christmas Brunch!
Love my family!
Thank you Auntie & Uncle!
"Monsters wear Underpants" book from Great-Grandma Cusack!
Sisters!!
Mia has wanted this book for awhile! Grandma Cusack got it for her!
The traditional stocking picture!
Pie Face showdown! Who's idea to buy this was it! Oooops!!
Getting started on his Christmas NBA basketball puzzle!
We spent the second half of Christmas day at Sittee's house! A delicious brunch #2!
Her top Christmas wish was the doll, Samantha! Leave it to Sittee to fulfill the wish!
Remote control car!!
We got Sittee some new kicks!
Kyrie is stylin' in his new Blazer and Seahawks gear!
Mia has her very own Samantha, just like Auntie Katie!
Love having Aunt Alice with us on Christmas!
And we finally get to celebrate our own little family Christmas Christmas night! These are the gifts that the kids picked out for each other!
Mia made us an ornament!
Daddy finally has a Blazer shirt! Just in time for his Daddy~ son date to see the Cavs play this month!
The 2016 ornaments!
Mia was thrilled with her doll wardrobe from Mommy & Daddy!
Our little power ranger! Kyrie's Christmas was sports stuff and costumes!!
Kyrie is having fun building with this set from Yaya & Papa!
One of my favorite games growing up, so I had to get it for the kids!
Our 4th and final Christmas celebration! Christmas with the Kaadys!
Such handsome cousins!
More handsome cousins!
Cousin game night! Fun times!!
Park time on a sunny day during break!
Mia is lucky to be friends with her teacher's daughter and got to spend the night during break!
We got to see the cute Theo while Courtney and Kirk were visiting!
Bruin annual basketball Christmas party!
Kyrie tried on all of his costumes for the boys!
The girls helping me walk the dogs!
We finally checked out Sky Zone with free passes the kids earned in the summer reading program! It was awesome!
We met our old BBC buddies for coffee on new year's eve!
Love these ladies!
Their hubbies are pretty cool too!
New year's eve with at the Neslands! Ping pong-my favorite!
Lots of sports happening today!
Can't believe my girl is going to be 9 in 2017!!
Playing Speak out! Hilarious!!
The kids were so excited they could get in on the action, too!
Basketball practice on new year's eve!
Happy New Year from the Hamiltons! Hope everyone has a blessed 2017!
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