Tuesday, December 31, 2024

This and That in December 2024, Part 2!

Jacob and Lily turn 12!
Birthday dinner:
Birthday party with friends:
David continued working on the Advent puzzle
 the special way he organized it when putting it away last year...
...with the Baby Jesus being the last section!
Other families did the puzzle as well.
Kathryn had her first Christmas in the Domincan Republic!
Her parents love talking to her on Mondays!
Family Sunday dinner at John's and Sara's.
They are each playing with fidget toys!
Some in our family were able to donate at the Giving Machines!
Heidi and Elizabeth at the Kansas City temple:
Melanchuks: Sunday before Christmas in front of the Christmas tree!
(A tradition we had when kids were growing up)
Sarah completed this Lego Provo City Center temple she got for her birthday!
And she made these gift tags!
Camille made this very professional looking bow!
And she crocheted these snow globes for her friends and teachers!
There was lots of cookie decorating!
On December 23rd Amanda and her boys came for lunch and a visit.
They each performed some duets!
They also had fun with Magna Tiles and Planks
and we had fun playing the game, Quixx.
Michael designed and built this!
On December 31st the Perrys came for lunch and games.
We had fun playing Gimme That, No Thanks and Tenzi.
(Having too much fun to remember to take very many pictures!)
Meanwhile in Chico the Melanchuk boys
 were playing with an Expansion pack of the game, Azul.
And Amelia was decorationg cookies!
The McClellans attended the Alamo Bowl and watched BYU defeat Colorado 36-14!
It was a busy and fun month!

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