Hyrum, Julian and I went to the Portland Choir and Orchestras Christmas concert. I love going to concerts and hearing the music fo the Christmas season, it always makes me happy
Decorating the house for Christmas
I hosted book club in December. We read "American Dirt" which is a book about a migrant mother and son trying to escape violence in Mexico and find a new life in the United States. I had fun with a yummy taco bar and other Mexican treats.
The twins came home from college on December 15th. We spent a beautiful sunny Saturday morning finding the perfect tree to take home for Christmas
The whole family went to the Oregon Symphony to listen to the orchestra play the soundtrack while we watched The Muppet Christmas Carol. Our family loves this movie and we watch it every year at Christmas but it was really special to watch it with live music
Time to decorate our tree
Decorating some gingerbread houses
Katrina, Jason, Hyrum and I went to the Nutcracker Ballet. Before the ballet we had dinner and walked around the giant tree in Pioneer Square in downtown Portland.
Our Christmas Eve tradition is to go to the Doxey's and have Chinese food for dinner followed by "grab bags" If you want to choose a "grab bag" you have to perform a talent of some sort. Katrina made us all pot holders out of super cute fabric!
Hyrum played Silent Night on the ukulele
Emerson did some amazing pull up stunts
Townsend did a handstand for a full minute!
Taylor (and Luna) did some dog tricks
Steve did a blind cola taste test...he only got 2 out of 8 right but it was pretty fun to watch:)
Some of the silly "grab bag" treasures
We always wait until Christmas Eve to put gifts under the tree. I love to see the excitement on the boys faces when they wake up:)
Our traditional Christmas morning breakfast. German rolls with cocoa, stollen and assorted German cookies.
Present time! Hyrum always buys the boys new books...not sure if they have EVER read any of them:)
I took the boys to a climbing gym. It was one of the few things the twins asked to do while they were home for Christmas break.
It was Julian's first time bouldering. He said it was OK but he didn't really love it.
Hyrum and I went to the Symphony on December 30th to hear Beethoven's 9th. At the end of the concert we sang Auld Lang Syne and then they dropped some balloons to welcome in the New Year.
My friend, Daria, invited me to join her at a pow wow being held in Hillsboro. Hyrum and I went for an hour and enjoyed browsing the booths and watching the grand entry of dancers.
New Years Eve back at the Doxey's. We have some sandwiches and other snacks and play lots of games until about 10 PM. We go home and have begun a tradition of playing games together on Nintendo until midnight...
...then we go out to our front yard and set off fireworks! Happy NEW Year!
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