New Years - December 30-31st, 2016

On Friday, Emily came and helped me cook for hours, and she and Ali helped me decorate for our Murder Mystery Party. Everyone came as the character they would be all evening. We had a fun time. Then on New Years Eve, we all got together (even the grandkids) and played fun games until midnight when we banged pots and pans. . MaKayla brought Jonah so everyone could meet her Fiance.

Christmas - December 24-25th, 2016

We had a turkey dinner on Christmas Eve, and then did our little Nativity Pageant, and opened PJ's. We missed having everyone here. Christmas Day after church we Skyped with everyone and watched the kids open their presents.

Girls On The Run 5K - December 17th, 2016

I am so proud of Ali & Mandi. They ran their first ever 5K today. Mandi (who didn't like getting off the couch...) has been in an after school running program for 10 weeks. It is called: "Girls On The Run" She has been training twice a week. It has been great for her self esteem. Yesterday we found out Ali could sign up and race with her so she wouldn't have to run alone. It was so cold and windy. They did a great job, both coming through the finish line around 40 minutes!! We held up signs of encouragement that they saw at the halfway point.  All the runners got medals when they finished. They had a great time. Mandi is ready to sign up for the next 10 week class, and Ali asked to start running in some of the city 5K's!!!