Today's plan was supposed to be similar to yesterday's, although we didn't have any errands to run. However, we ended up playing a longer game and so I didn't get as much done. The game was fun though!
We got more snow that I was expecting. I was expecting less than an inch, but there's about five inches on the picnic table.
Ben went back to work today, so the rest of us also (sort of) went back to work. We got about half the Christmas stuff down, Isaac worked on some of his math, and I continued to work on the kitchen and laundry.
We also played some games, went rock climbing, and enjoyed some time without too many things.
We said good-bye to my family and promptly started to flip the house for an evening party. They left a little earlier than normal due to weather, which was rather sad.
Anyway, we weren't sure how long people were going to stay in the evening and neither were they. Since it was potentially a longer time than normal, Ben came up with a few Lego challenges. The first one was "build a firework". We took most of our bins out of the stacks so it was easier for 13 people to move around and get the pieces they needed.
The next challenge was build in a polybag. While it seemed impossible at first, several of us got it! A few people got it in a sandwich bag, and a bunch that just didn't care and left pretty quickly.
Kids were getting tired so we decided not to do the third challenge; we're seeing them again in a few weeks anyway, so we'll do it then.
Happy 2025! It was a nice day, but not all that special. I didn't get very far on cleaning up from the party (blog post will come), but had a relaxing day.
We worked on a new Lego set, played Isaac's new game from Christmas, and I took a nap. I have a cold and it's been knocking me out.
It was a lovely weekend. It's always lovely seeing my brother, even though several of us had colds.
Sunday: We started with our traditional bagel breakfast.
Then we opened presents! Liz got her own container of spice tea this year, since I heard she enjoys it as much as Nathan. Ben got two boxes of cheddar penguin crackers. We saw them in October when we were visiting without Ben, and Liz said she'd give them to Ben as a Christmas gift. Ben is forced to love his penguins!
Isaac and Joshua got a 'boulder ball'. It's a rock climbing game and Isaac has especially been getting into it.
There was a short nap time.
And then Aunt C came over! I see her from time to time, but it is always nice to see her.
The kids were going to watch half a movie in the evening, but then everyone was enjoying it so we watched the whole thing. The kids also fell right to sleep - they were all really tired.
Monday morning was just some down time, and then we went rock climbing. I don't have any pictures. It was a nice time, but they were route setting so there weren't as many walls available as normal.
After we got home and played a game, we got out some nerf guns in the basement. The stealing of darts was the best part.
It was also Isaac's birthday! It often gets down-played because we celebrate more in the summer, but it doesn't change the fact that he is now a teenager! We were teasing him about it and he started to be all, "I'm a grumpy teenager." in a grumpy voice. It was hilarious. I love his sense of humor.
