First Days of 2023

Lots going on during our last days of Christmas break... And Lexi and Jonnie got to try the new pretzels at the Club tonight while waiting for Lexi's Taekwondo class.

Sandy being a cat on the top of the couch.

We got another 2"-4" of snow.
And AJ and Griffen shoveled the entire driveway.

Jonnie and Nana made Hoth Chocolate Creme Puffs
from a Star Wars-themed cookbook.

Nothing like Torah study in 20-some degrees.

Tracy's gotten back into puzzles,
and we've all gotten back into House.

Fina made banana muffins.

Papa visited two depots in Castle Rock: more here.

St. Nick posting at the 1875 depot above, D&RG.

AT&SF Depot circa 1911.

New Year's Eve

We eased into New Year's Eve, but it got pretty exciting as the day progressed culminating with a group going to see Mean Girls at the Denver theater, Papa going to Springs Ensemble Theater for a show and a party, pizza for the kids' dinner, and everyone getting back to the house by midnight to have our Compound festivities complete with fireworks huge and tiny.

Marzipan Pigs (Fina made)

A little more Asian influence...

Griffen and AJ cleaned their room!

Happy New Year!

Fireworks at midnight from the top of Pikes Peak!

Complete with aurora borealis!

The Week Between

We had a great week between... Calm, relatively quiet (that is, not many have-toos outside the house).

Lynn built her Vespa! Vroom vroom...

Lots of Legos!

About 5" of snow.

First run on Matteo's 3-D printer. Came as a kit.

Lovin' the white board this week...

Christmas Day

Christmas Day 2022. We also had some visitors throughout the day (not pictured): more of the Kreb family and some co-workers of Tracy's from the NICU. All the photos are here.