Month: December 2025

12/31/24-1/01/25

We all stayed up for the countdown!

Watching the ball drop in time square and all prepared with sparkling grape juice to toast in the new year!

01/01/25 continued. . .

Dad made us waffles for breakfast.

So good and even better with strawberries!

Our newest family tradition (a few years now) is for each of us to pick something we will all do today to ring in the new year. Rachel chose going to the movies to see “Moana 2”:

We were excited!

Great Movie!

Now for Lizzy’s choice:

We were very excited for Taco Bell too:

Then we stopped at Dad’s choice:

We were excited for Dad’s menchies frozen yogurt too!

Mom chose a family soccer match:

It was a beautiful day:

We didn’t want to leave Luna completely out of all the fun:

12/30/24

Tennis!

Mom and Dad against us!

Now Lizzy and Rachel on one court and Mom and Dad on the other.

Everyone did there best and there were no real winners or loosers.

12/27/24

Beautiful sunset!

We love car rides listening to music, watching movies, and relaxing!

12/27/24

Home sweet home!

Luna was smiling so big!

Miss Kitty came to see us too:

We missed you too Luna!

Santa Came!

Luna’s Stocking first!

Then Bunya:

Back to Luna!

Luna got a new collar:

And Luna got a treat puzzle too!

She is figuring it out already!

Time for our stockings:

Lots of beauty supplies and a plethora of other things!

They were packed full!:

Pickle flavored gummy candy!?

Dad’s turn:

Mom too:

She got lots of new nail polish!

Now for the main gifts. We start with the reason for the holiday by opening our Jesus gift box:

Now we will exchange our gifts:

Mom got us Scrub Daddy’s (we have asked for them whenever we stay at an Airbnb that has them):

Aunt Anea made a beautiful ornament for us!

A gift from Lizzy to Rachel:

A gift from Rachel to Lizzy:

From Lizzy to Mom:

From Lizzy and Rachel to Dad!

A movie, “Perks of Being A Wallflower”, for Rachel:

Seaweed for Lizzy!

From Rachel to Mom:

A beautiful tapestry!

More candy from us to Dad:

Rachel got a poster:

Lizzy and Rachel got a bag of beauty supplies from Mom:

Rachel got a hair cutting set:

Dad had some gifts for Mom:

Another fitness ball for the gym.

Dad got a big gift:

Very big baking sheets!

And a small one too:

Dad and Mom gave Rachel an art set:

Mom and Dad gave Lizzy a power station for college:

Mom got “I Love Lucy”:

Dad some more music:

Good things come in small packages!

Lots of $Money$:

Modern Family for Dad:

Mom got a massage table:

We had a Very Merry Christmas!

12/25/24

We went to Grandpa Ed and Grandma Joyce’s house. A tradition we have here is to have a shrimp appetizer:

Grandma Joyce made dinner and we set the table:

After dinner we had a little dance party:

Dinner is ready!

Nina dog is such a good girl!

Time for gifts and of course we have to start with Nina!

Rachel made some handmade cards for Grandpa Ed and Grandma Joyce:

Gifts for Grandpa and Grandma too:

Grandpa and Grandma gave us gifts for our pets:

Dad’s turn:

They gave Lizzy some things for college:

Treat bags (Nina is really wanted some treats herself)!

Dad got a CD too:

Pretty lamp for Lizzy!

Rachel got some beauty supplies:

Dad got a movie too:

More things for Lizzy going off to college:

Rachel got a poster!

Dad’s treat bag:

Lizzy’s treat bag:

Ear buds for Rachel:

Lizzy and Nina enjoying the day!

Then we watched the Wizard Of Oz:

That was a wonderful Christmas Day!