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The festivities just keep on comin' after Christmas Day. We were grateful we had a few other fun activities to enjoy in the days leading up to the New Year celebration. We loved that Bryce and Becca came to visit for a day. We took over the local bowling alley and then hit Cafe Rio, before heading back to the house for JackBox games and sports. They drove here and back in one day and we are so grateful they were willing to make the drive! The girls loved spending time with cousins! We managed to take advantage of the church gym and burn some energy on the rainy days. We installed the new swing/chair in the bunk room. This chair gets a lot of love! After my parents left town we decided to take a day and do a tour of Yakima to visit and see all of our grandparents and aunts and uncles. We first met Grandma Apken for breakfast. We loved catching up and hearing how she continues to live her awesome, independent, healthy life. She turns 89 in February and her pace is impressive! Next we...

I love Christmas morning! It is so happy and joyful! We had such a good time opening gifts and oohing and aahing over all the spoils...because the kids were spoiled spoiled spoiled.  We opened gifts all morning, stayed in pjs, snacked, napped and watched movies. Chris made a yummy prime rib and we had a delicious gourmet dinner. And a few days later I managed to snag a pic of whatever toys and gifts were left downstairs. Finley's favorites were her camera and an xbox game. Paige's favorites: flat iron, Ugg slippers, and new coat Brynn's favorite was her hoverboard. And she was very possessive of it all throughout the holiday. :$ Meg's faves: Barbies, Play doh and her bike. It was so special to have my parents here. They bring so much joy and fun with them!! It was such a wonderful Christmas.