Merry Christmas!

 Merry Christmas to you and yours! 

"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."

Isaiah 9:6

Sleighbell 5K, ornament exchange, work party, and decorating the tree

Jane ran the Sleighbell 5K with Chris the other weekend! She didn't set a PR but came in right over 30 minutes, which was still a great time.

Then we got to go to Chris' work party at Precarious downtown. They gave all the kids quarters to play arcade games.

Chris organized a kid ornament exchange during my annual ornament exchange and they loved it!

And (obviously way earlier in the month), we decorated for Christmas!

It's been a lovely season, one of my favorites!

Sky Zone

Ben and Rosie were invited to a birthday party down in Hampton at Sky Zone. We had never been before and it was actually very cool!

I would definitely go back to this place at some point!

Duke

Ben and Chris had to go down to Duke in North Carolina for an appointment one day and Ben got to see Cameron Indoor Stadium! He was very excited and even got to briefly meet Coach Krzyzewski!

They went to Chick-fil-A on the way home!

It was a very long day!

W&M Football

We had the opportunity to go to a W&M football game toward the end of their season with Chris' work. It was fun as we don't often get to many anymore given the kids are all in activities on the weekends. We got to sit in the endzone, have a taco bar, and then were offered treats on treats on treats.

Made to order churros...

...kettle corn, ice cream, cake pops, candied apples, cookies, etc. 

It was a good time and a beautiful day to spend outside watching a football game.

Turkey Bowl

This year we all continued the Turkey Bowl tradition and kicked field goals. As always, not everyone got it over, but three of my kids did this year, which was impressive! I think Ben and Jane hit from 10 and Eleanor from 15. I got one over from 10 and Chris from 35.

Cousins:

Sisters:

Siblings:

Individuals:

Group! It was a great time kicking field goals.

A few of the kicks: 

Happy Turkey Bowl 2025! I'm not sure how many years it's been, but it's a tradition unlike any other.