We spent the holidays in Washington with my family (Jenks side) and Eric's brother, Mike and family, in Seattle. We drove over 4000 miles and made every minute count. We left December 22 and returned home January 2. I'm going to let the pictures do most of the story telling.
Pre-Christmas dinner with Santa (aka, Tom Bateman)
Christmas eve at Mark and Ashley's house where they entertained 70 family members.
Christmas morning ready for church at 8:30 am.
December 26th we went to the local movie theatre to see "We Bought a Zoo" with the whole fam and chowed on pizza beforehand. Pizza wasn't worth taking a picture of but Sara sure was and the backside of all the boys playing in the arcade.
The 27th the adults and kids 12 and up ventured to the Columbia River Temple to do baptisms and dine at PF Chang's.
December 28th was Eric's 38th birthday. Matt & Jodi hosted everybody at "Hope Valley Ranch" for paintball, shooting and roasting hot dogs. It was definitely a highlight.
Guess who is the 2nd one in, standing? Kennedy! She means business when it comes to paintball.
By the 29th we cruised over the mountain to University Place to Mike and Marie's house. The first evening we walked around the Tacoma campus of the University of Washington, picked up cupcakes and ate dinner at a hip restaurant (can't remember the name but it was yummy).
The 30th we hung out and watched football, Marie treated us girls to pedicures while the boys went bowling. It was my idea of a perfect holiday, day.
The 31st we drove to Bremerton to catch the ferry to downtown Seattle, where we watched "Tin Tin" at the IMAX theatre and toured Pike's Market. We drove a car, rode a boat, boarded a train and did lots of walking. It was a highlight of our trip.
We rang in the new year with a fancy dinner and sang happy birthday to Kennedy. She is officially a teenager.
7 children with their respective spouses, 22 grandchildren with 2 making their entrance in a few weeks, and 1 angel granddaughter. This is what it's all about. The greatest gift is family and we are so grateful we were able to share the holiday with them - Jenks and Bateman. Thank you for making it special. We love you!
2 comments:
In the last pic... Where the heck is DAVE? Was he having a snack and wasn't sharing?!? That dirty dog...
I look forward to your blog - please keep it up! All of your energy amazes me. Christmas this year is a special memory - so glad we have such a great family!!
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