On Boxing Day

For whatever reason Boxing Day in our family has always meant a new Lego set for each girl and this year was no different. The big difference this year was that the girls and I took a road trip to Ikea to pick up Emma's final Christmas gift, a floor lenght mirror. Sadly, I took no pictures of that trip. So while there wasn't Lego building during the day, Grace spent time that evening working on her new set, which I have to say, is one of my favorites (but really, all the flower sets are truly stunning)! xo 

Christmas Day, December Wrap Up and 2023 In Review

 Christmas morning. 

Boxing Day. 

Legos in the morning. 

Brunch, Starbucks and shopping with friends after. 

It's hard to believe that it's New Year's Eve already! 2023 flrew by at warp speed and as a result this little space of ours has not been tended too as much as it has been in years past.

January 2023 saw me switching from Youth Group Director to Director of Children's Ministry, yet by November 1st I had resigned as a staff member of FCC. 

Both girls began the year as students at Parker and have ended this year, once again, as homeschoolers.

Little did we know that Christmas of 2022 would be our last with Miss Gretchen. She passed in April and there has been a Gretchen sized hole in our hearts (and on my lap) ever since. 

We added Violet to our family in March. 

We added new chicks to the farm in June. 

We added another lisenced driver to the family in October. 

And we added yet another ski instructor to the family in December (congrats, Emma!)! 

There was much goodness in 2023, and some sadness along the way too, but on the whole we continued to grow as individusals and a family. It has been a joy to our return to our regularly scheduled programming as a homeschool family. Like the world is right again. 

We chatted about our hopes nad dreams for 2024 over dinner of Thai food tonight. I will share that in this space tomrrow. Tonight, we will celebrate and reflect on the year past and begin to look foward to the year ahead. To those of you still following along with our goings on in this space, we thank you! I am not sure what is instore for our little piece of the internet in the year to come, but I hope to still find tme to record our adventures and other milestones, especially as we look forward to welcoming yet another liscened driver into the family! 

Happy New Year's Eve, friends! xo

Not Our Usual Boxing Day

 

Usually on Boxing Day we are home, in our jammies, building the latest Lego set. This year, howwever, we took a road trip to New Jersey to celebrating Christms with Dave's parents, sister, Peter and Henry. We figured since we were there they might as well try the indoor skiing place near his hometown. Needless to say, they had a good time but will stick to outdoor skiing from here on out. xo 

Happy Boxing Day!

 

Boxing Day for us has typically meant a day spent in jammies building Legos but this year we decided to change it up and ordered two gorgeous 1,000 piece puzzles from Eboo! Love that that company is woman owned, mother run and sustainably sourced! Happy Boxing Day, friends! xo

On Boxing Day

 

On Boxing Day the girls usually spend the day building whatever Lego kits they were given. Today, though, Emma spent the day building the jewelry box she received yesterday! It took all day but she was determined to finish it! She did such a great job! xo

Happy Boxing Day!

Our Boxing Day traditions continue. Lego building and Christmas movies all in our jammies (of course)! Hope your day was as lovely as ours! Check back tomorrow for pictures from Christmas morning! xo 

On Boxing Day

In keeping with our Boxing Day traditions, Legos were built, holiday movies were watched and we stayed in our jammies for the better part of the day! Happy Boxing Day, friends! xo

On Boxing Day

The day after Christmas, Boxing Day, has traditionally been a day of mellowness and Lego building for our family. I'm not sure when or how this became our tradition, but that's how it's been for as long as we've been parents (and especially so once the girls were old enough to be into Legos).

This year though, after a very mellow first part of the day, we spent the second part of our Boxing Day with some of our very dearest friends. Bowling (candlepin) and eating ice cream (at our favorite place) was a glorious way to end another lovely Boxing Day! xo