Hamilton Christmas Tree hunt!
Tried a new farm this year! Klopman's! It was nice, but we all agreed we will head back to our normal farm, Washougal River Tree farm!
Nyla found out perfect tree!
Love that we can just fit the tree inside the van!:)
Rediscovering all their ornaments!
Decorating time!
I have wanted real garland for years! Finally got some, added some lights later and it died in about 3 days! ;)
Night one of decorating! Got lights to finish the tree, but accidentally got red! To finish at a later date!
My sweet cousin took me to the Nutcracker! It was a fun tradition to add in again this year!
B-ball team helping in the concession stand!
My favorite Mr. #12!
Steal and a layup!
First game! Beat Evergreen by 46!
Another little one wearing Josiah's Big Brother angel shirt!
My favorite Miss #12!
Big win at the buzzer by Lila to beat Evergreen in overtime!
Proud little sister!
Nyla has really been getting into my puzzles!
Trying out her buddy's little potty! Can't wait until we start potty training in a couple of months!
What's wrong with this picture?? Um, Kyrie looking at me while I take a picture and not the coach! ;)
Lost a close one to Central Catholic! We had 3 put backs at the rim in the last few seconds to tie the game and send it into overtime!
Our beauty!
Nay's last game of the fall b-ball season! Their team name was the 6-7 Pickles! One of the dads dressed up as a pickle!
Nay made a basket!
St Nick Day!
The kids got their yearly Christmas pajamas!
Nyla was excited for St. Nick day!
Nyla taking off her a link from her Christmas chain countdown!
Mia's sweet and generous BFF's helping with the annual walk n knock!
I hope the kids and I can do this again!
Trip up to Tacoma for Mia's game! Get to have some time with the Inversos!
Cheering on Mia at her game!
Mia with the layup!
Mia with the steal and layup!
Another steal! I think she had 4 this game!
Mia had to play tough defense on this girl!
Mia and her adoring fans! ;)
Christmas movie night!
-Love our mornings in the Inverso family room looking out at the water!
Mistletoe!
Love how they have to dress up for the games! Kyrie was super happy to take this photo!
Admitted to USF! Her top tuition exchange school! Now to wait and see if she gets the tuition exchange scholarship!
SHS vs Kelso!
3 pointer!
Kyrie with the assist!
no look past and assist!
Fast break!
Rebound and layup!
Another big win!
Game #1: Got my Skyview shirt on to support Kyrie!
Mia with the rebound and putback!
Another layup!
Game #2: Switched out to a Camas shirt on the way to Mia's game!
Mia has to guard lots of girls this strong!
Another day of advent goodies!
Hot cocoa yumminess and a Christmas blanket for Naomi!
She had been wanting a Christmas blanket just like her big sis!
B-ball with Daddy!
Naomi loves to help put Nyla to sleep!
Singing the song together that Naomi made up! ;)
I've always been very impressed with Naomi's handwriting!!
So this started out as funny!! She thinks putting things in her nose is hilarious! And it was until we were at a game and she put a Cheeto up her nose and I couldn't get it out!!
Advent socks!
Helping in Naomi's class!
Lunchtime with Big Sis!
Advent adventure! We tried to go to watch the Christmas ships at Sittee's, but we ran into the bridge lift for the ships and couldn't make it over the bridge! So we pulled over in downtown Vancouver and saw what we could!
Of course we had to end the adventure with ice cream!!
Another advent activity-snowball sock fight!!
Another drive up north for basketball! This time for Kyrie! I just had to document that we beat the team to the school!!
And we were the first couple of people in the gym! I think this is a first for us!!:)
Kyrie gets to be a captain!
I love that Kyrie takes some quiet time before the game to focus and prepare!
Cheering on Kyrie with my best little b-ball fan!
Love our weekend morning time when I can relax in bed with my kids!
Wicked 2 with the fam!
Another advent treat!
I had to take a picture of these butter cookies since these were always given to me every Christmas by my Grandma and Grandpa Cusack!
Advent:ornaments!
2025 Skyview Storm b-ball ornament
Mia "Class of 2025 CHS"!
6-7 and all the slang word ornament for naomi!
Cheetos ornament for Nyla since its her fave!
Loved that our extended family adopted a family again this year! This is one of my favorite things of Christmas! We adopted a mother and her 18 year old son! One of her biggest requests was for her car registration to be paid and an oil change, so we paid for those! Wings and Waves was on their bucket list for years, and she cried when she opened the gift certificate!
Sister snuggle time for Josiah's 19th angelversary!
We watched the movie I made of Josiah's birth together.
December 15, 2006
Sittee joined us this year!
Nyla wanted to give everyone high fives during Josiah's video!
Cheesecake in honor of Josiah!
Nyla is obsessed with babies!! Especially Baby Jaxson!
3 weeks old! She didn't want to put him down!
Hopefully I don't have to fight her when I start taking care of him next month!
So much love and tenderness for Jaxson!
The 3 little amigos are back together! This is gonna be fun when I have them all back together next month!
Look at that hair and eyes!!! I'm obsessed!!
Love that Nay helped me get the Christmas cards out!
One of the hundred selfies by Nay!
Mia earned the Hardhat for the game!
Due to her effort, energy and hard work during the game!
The team went around and gave Mia compliments and she was so proud!
We are so proud of her, too!
More advent goodies!
Another windstorm, another fence falling over!!
Advent activity- cookie baking and decorating of course!
Cookie decorating is more fun with friends!
Cookie decorating!
Christmas movie time!
The big kids even got into decorating!
GFU b-ball Christmas party! Nyla loves all the boys!
Naomi made each of the boys a special gift!
As always, Maco treats the boys to a Chipotle style dinner!
This makes my heart happy!
Maco reading the poems! They are hilarious!
Each player writes a poem about another player and some are pretty funny! I can't remember what this one was, but it might be inappropriate for some audiences! ;)
Naomi handing out her gifts!
White elephant gift exchange!
The coveted neck phone holder! ;)
Two old has beens playing a little pick up game!:) Oooops, did I say that???
Another fun Christmas party in the books!
Sportin' her Christmas dress for school!
The family supporting GFU!
Nyla, our dancing machine!
Pretty amazing basket by our freshman, Sydney!
This girl!! Took her diaper off during nap!
School fun!
Advent activities are better with friends!
Gingerbread houses!
All she wanted to do was eat the house and the candy!
Loved that our neighbors came caroling at our house!!
These two like to do everything together! So thankful!
Advent gift!
St Lucia-Nay serving danishes for all!
Our girl delivering her St Lucia treats! OOOPs!!
Advent activity-making a sock snowman( or "snowmia" as Nyla calls them) at the library!
Camas vs Mark Morris! Won by 30 or 40+!
I have loved watching Mia play this year!
Family game night!
Spontuneous!!!
Dad & KYrie handshake!
Crazy game time!
This year Maco let the kids join in on his annual Christmas tradition of watching the Friday trilogy the 3 nights leading up to Christmas! I'm not sure they were quite as into it as Maco since they both went to bed early and didn't even get through night 1! ;)
Loved running into Ryan at Walmart! I've been hoping to see him for months, and it finally happened!
Still loving her kinetic sand!
Advent activity- PIR Holiday Lights with Auntie, Kinley & Papa!
Our favorite part is the 12 Days of Christmas!
12 Days of Christmas!
What amazing singers we are!
CHS Christmas b-ball party!
Breakfast and gift exchange! One of the coaches got every girl a massage gun!
Mia's fan club for her Christmas tourney!
Mia is the handshake player!
I love displaying all of our Santa pictures over the years! All 16 of them so far!
Mia's decision from Oregon University!!
Eaton Christmas at Uncle Jon & Aunt Dana's house!
Happy 80th Uncle George!
Cousin Katrina, Aunt JoAnn & Aunt Julie!
Great Uncle Don and Uncle George
Love Uncle Jon's tree with all of his ornaments from Grandma Eaton's tree!
The Eaton Uncles, wives and Great Uncle Don!
The Houston siblings!
Cousins!
Uncle Don and the Eaton cousins!
Such cute white chocolate bark the Chambers' Family gave us!
Naomi was adamant about making pancakes all on her own!
Christmas nannying party- 1. Make reindeer food!
Cuties!
Christmas jammies for our Christmas party!
2. Cookie decorating!
3. Christmas craft!
4. Book exchange!
'Advent activity- Happy Birthday, Jesus party at the McCulloughs!
The saran wrap game!
Liam reads the Jesus' Birth story this year!
Love our yearly tradition!
Nyla loves our neighbor's snowman. She wants to wave to it every time we drive in or out. She has to wave hi to the "SnowMia"! Her name for a snowman!
Mia teaching Nyla how to wrap!
She did it!
Santa!!
Black Santa of PDX!
Santa 2025!
Christmas Eve Eve gifts from Papa!
Bears from Papa in honor of the gift he got them to the Cinnamon Bear Cruise Christmas Eve morning!
A rainy wait for the ship! Or yacht as Nay calls it! ;)
Magician! He was amazing!
Storytime!
"The Cinnamon Bear"
This was supposed to be a picture of us with the Christmas tree, but instead its with a pole!:)
See like this!! ;) Picture with a Christmas tree, not a pole!
Magic show!
The girls loved the cruise! Nay thought it was the best thing ever! I Loved having an experience gift for the girls from Papa, which meant time together and less things!!
Love that all the kids like to get in on the wrapping!
Nyla's gift from Noah!
Christmas Eve festivities! Twinsies!
All my girls!!
Our annual Christmas Eve Christmas light scavenger hunt!
I love the light house by us!!
"Snow Mia"
Cookies and letter are ready!
Reindeer food is ready!
Spreading the reindeer food!
Cookie stealer!
These 3 all had a sleepover! It's tradition!!
Santa has been here! Mia's gifts!
Kyrie
Naomi
Nyla
After the kids went to be at 1030, I came in and Nyla was still awake! Moved her to her crib and these two slept here all night!
The first one up!
Merry Christmas!
Annual waiting on the stairs picture Christmas morning!
Christmas 2025!
Someone was excited!
And Nyla only wanted Nay's gift!!
Stockings!
Ok now she likes her gift from Santa!
Singing songs with Miss RAchel!
Just what Nay wanted! Yaya got her a Romeo and Juliet book!
Thank you, Yaya!
Nyla got Kyrie the Liar's Uno game! It's super fun!
Mia got Naomi this cozy sweatshirt!
Mia got Nyla a weighted stuffed animal. I'm pretty sure Mia has taken this over and Nyla will never see it again! :)
Thank you, MIa!
Nyla got Mia a 2026 senior shirt!
Go, Dolphins!
Thank you, Yaya!
Thank you, Yaya!
Our family ornament from our Riviera Maya family trip this year!
Nyla got Nay her annual snow globe!
Thank you, Lucy for Nyla's new coat!
Naomi made an ornament for our family!
Mia got Kyrie sweats that hadn't arrived yet! ;)
Naomi was so excited to get "The Cinnamon Bear" book after going on the cruise!
Dad's annual calendar gift for the kids!
Excited for air pods from Mom and Dad!
Naomi got Mia a new water bottle!
2025 ornaments from Yaya!
Crafts from Yaya!
They each got each other their very own brush!:) Now no fighting over or misplacing brushes!
Naomi got Nyla a Miss Rachel dress, and she picks it out to wear all the time!
Now Dada has a book like Mama!
From Auntie since they love the show The Summer I turned Pretty!
Floral Legos from Papa!
Sisters!
Cousins!
Cousins in their matching jammies!
The best I could do for a complete cousin pajama picture!
This one......addicted to sweets! I wonder where she gets it!:)
Disney digital pet from Papa!
Lulu key chain from Kinley!
The Hamiltons-2025!
Christmas at Sittee's!!
Family Pile on!
Purse from Sittee!!
Dream catcher from Sittee!
Thank you, Sittee!!
A doggie!
Weighted stuffie from Sittee!
Twinsies!
Good d on one of the top girls in the country and the layup finish, but called off due to the passer traveling!
Mia with the D to cause the turnover!
Kyrie getting in a b-ball workout with Dad before the GFU game!
Kyrie giving nay a b-ball lesson!
Noah came with us for the day to Mia's tourney game and then to Newberg for the GFU game!
It was long fun day all together!
11am-10pm!
We watched 2 b-ball games, went to Crumbl, Starbucks, played games,
had pizza and lots of conversation!
New Year's Eve part at noon at Bookish with Aria and baby Charlie!
Made some light shakers!
The balloon drop at noon!
Balloon drop! Oooops!
Spontaneous stop at the lake for a walk on a non rainy day!
Happy New Year!
Loved celebrating the New York NYE party!
Celebrating the new year banging pots and pans like we did as kids!!
New year, new face! Kyrie's first time shaving his mustache!
Before After
Naomi loved her water bottle name plate that she received from Great Grandma Cusack!
Nay made games for us to play!
She was sad that we weren't hanging with our traditional NYE peeps and decided to take the game planning into her own hands!
Apparently Nay had to tape her mouth shut for the rest of the game due to the cup she bounced her ball into!;_)
Nay also made a saran wrap ball game!
Nyla even played! ;)
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