From Christmas to New Year's Day

  This year Daryl took off the whole week of Christmas and it was very nice for me.  The kids liked too of course.  We spent that time playing board games, videos games, and going the occasional place.  For New Year's Eve our friends Christie and Ben came over to play with Luke's BFF Zander.  Luke put himself to be before midnight, but this was the first time any of our girls actually stayed up until midnight.  It was more an accident than a conscious decision, and based on this year I think we will make sure that Emery goes to bed early.  She woke up the next day super crabby and insisting that it felt like Wednesday instead of the Tuesday it was, and for some reason that was a bad thing. 

This is actually a picture of a moon I took at winter solstice on the 21st of December.  The picture doesn't do it any justice.

Daryl playing Super Mario Party with Emery, Luke, and Harper.

Daryl helping the kids make bath bombs.

I think we nailed these bath bombs.

Santa brought us Ticket to Ride Junior Europe edition.

Daryl looked up how to make a balloon dog on the interwebs.

Luke really liked my Mom's little Christmas chair at her place.

We went to Enchanted Village to see the lights.

Avery and Harper holding on until midnight New Year's Eve.

Christie, Emery, and Daryl watching the fireworks at the Space Needle.

New Year's Day we went on a bike ride.  Luke and I are in the back with Daryl and the girls up ahead.

Here is all the holiday art Luke and Emery contributed.  Luke did the bear face and the candy cane with the rest belonging to Emery.  She did not give me her Santa or Gingerbread girl until after Christmas though.