Two gatherings. Fifty-two total guests over the two days (25 of whom were children). Five varieties of soup. At least 14 varieties of pastry. Two full cleanings of the house. Six loads of dishes. Hundreds of conversations. One nerf battle. Ten games of Katamari. Thirty minutes of sledding in the biting wind.
One amazing weekend.
January so far, in pictures.
New Year's Day visit to Lakewood...
Starting the year with cleaning and organizing the basement. We've a bit of a rec room down there now, and its no longer so gross that I cringe whenever anyone threatens to go down stairs.
A fun, if BUSY day at the Winter Wonderland exhibit at Penitentiary Glen. The "Candyland" room we went to see was so crowded it wasn't even fun-- but we had a wonderful hour with a scavenger hunt before that. I often forget how much my children love scavenger hunts....
Fake Christmas Morning!
Sunday-- Snow! We snuck out for a few minutes of sledding in the frigid temps because the children COULD NOT WAIT. Also, we've got this adorable new boarder staying with us. She's an exchange student from Hong Kong and she'd never seen snow before. We took her sledding too. She loved it. It is so fun to watch someone who is having a completely NEW experience.
Second Sunday Soup-- the first of the year, and off to a stellar start. What a housefull! Raucous fun in the basement, with drumming and gaming and pretend play and LOTS of fooseball making all of our cleaning pay off.
There's been a lot of love in this house so far this year. 2016, I think you're going to be OK.
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