Christmas 2019

The week of Christmas! Always a special time to do all the fun family and traditional things!

We scheduled a cookie making day...lots and lots of sugar cookies to eat and decorate! They were delicious.

We had three containers of cookies!

We set up a big family game that we knew would take hours and just doesn't fit into the normal family schedule. This one is called "Here I Stand" and is a game re-enacting the time around the Reformation and the following religious wars.

The new Star Wars movie came out, so Indy was gone on a trip, and I took the kids to see it.

The kids with their friend at the movie theatre.

A crocheted blanket that I finished for my soon to arrive niece - the daughter of my youngest sister, Kate.

Another view of the blanket. Their nursery colors are lilac, navy blue, grey, and white.

Sissi was a big helper this year, wrapping up the Christmas gifts for everyone except herself. I did those.

Cinnamon rolls! Gotta have those during the holidays, when you have a bit more time to cook without the normal scheduled activities in life.

And, game day has arrived. I played Martin Luther and the Protestants in Germany.

Seth and Ian were the Ottoman Turks, Krypto was the Habsburgs, Gwangi was the Papacy, Sissi was the French, and Indy was the British under Henry VIII.

Krypto was the ruler manager for the game...40 pages of rules!

We had already started the sickness at this point, as visible by the masks on faces.

We got a call that night from Papa Johns, they wanted to give us a free pizza for the New Year! Yes, free pizza is good!

Babysitting a friends' little guy. Gwangi wasn't feeling well, but that didn't stop them from cuddling.

And laying on the dog is always fun, too!

The Christmas Eve service with the International Church.

Opening one gift on Christmas Eve...Sissi chose the gift from the boys. It was an external speaker for her to use to listen to music.

Gwangi opened the Lego set from Krypto and Sissi.

Krypto opened the Zelda game from Gwangi and Sissi.

I worked more on the puzzle after they went to bed early...boring crowd this year.

Christmas morning started late...these kiddos weren't out of bed until well after 9:30. Yep, they were sick. Another RPG book for Gwangi.

Expansion packs for Krypto's "Nemo's War" game.

Another fun Lego set for Gwangi.

New RPG books for the spring.

Sissi got a new phone as her one gift this year. She was super excited!

Then, the kids all slept the afternoon away...so I finished the puzzle, only to get to the end and find that there was one missing piece! AHHHH!

Only Indy and I went to the Christmas service and dinner at our local body. Lots of fun with our friends and lots of turkey!

Oh, and Christmas Crack...if you don't know what this is, do a Google search and make some. It is highly addictive, hence the name "crack."