January happenings

 We started the new school semester with the Science Fair.

 Both Ryan and Macey received honorable mentions for their projects. Ryan's was about curing spicy foods.

 Macey's was about finding the best bubbles.

 Dan had hernia surgery. I do have a photo, but maybe it is TMI!

 We also got to pet-sit Macey's class guinea pigs for 2 weeks.

 Ryan had a TKD tournament. He won 2 medals, 1st and 2nd place!

 Family walk.

 Lucy loved the pigs!

 Macey demanded a lemonade stand. I relented on a 78deg day. We served pink lemonade and regular lemonade at our corner stand.

 Megan helped us serve. The girls made $20. Not bad...

 And last night was the Pinewood Derby. It turned out to be a great night.

 Ryan with the Scouts.

 The girls waiting at the end.

A Hershey's Car (Won the Most Tasty Award)

 Ryan kept on winning!

Weird, right? A pinewood derby and I'm not in a scout uniform? I actually had to leave early so that Macey could get to bed. And get this, Ryan came in 2nd place overall!!! (He would have been 1st in his Den if they had done rankings that way.) Very exciting!

Winter vacation from Dad's perspective

The difference being which phone the pictures are taken on...

Christmas Sunday.

Also our 13th Anniversary. I love this guy, even if he is goofy! And I love this dress because I always get compliments while wearing it!

Oh, here is our anniversary lunch date. True, it is beautiful sushi, but where am I? Ha! Love you hubby!

Dad and Grandpa took the kids to UofA planetarium.

They also toured the rock and mineral museum. Ryan had some 10+ pictures taken at all the exhibits. This one looks cool.

And what about this? An empty box? A display case for Ryan's future finds? (As of now Ryan wants to be an inventor and a geologist when he grows up.)

These are wildcats I assume. It is good for the kids to actually see the school where all the gear and sports teams come from since they are wearing and cheering them on.

This is the Nativity. Macey is the angel. Emily and Caleb had the honors of being the humble parents of baby doll Rose acting as the baby Jesus. We've got a shepherd and a Wise Guy, I mean, a Wise Man filling out the other roles.

One gift the night before.

Day of Dan took lots of great videos, but those will be compiled later. For now check out Macey's skates she has been requesting for 2 years

Pink girl pile. Actually, Lucy had been wearing a pink sweater too, but it isn't pictured here!

This baby is why Macey said we were going to AZ for Christmas. She wanted to hold Amelia!

Birthday boy! Here we are at the Barons after a yummy lunch from Raising Canes.

Oh man, we love this family. Thankful for Bruce and Julianne for letting us crash at their place for a night. And for Bruce keeping his beard so we could see it.

Arizona fans? Yep. This crew is heading to the Fiesta Bowl.

Too bad AZ lost, but they said it was a great experience. But cold. No heaters in the Cardinal Stadium even if it is indoors.

Road trip with the Barons up to Flagstaff for a day in the snow. Acutally, New Year's Day 2015!

Yes, that is a camera man filming sister. See below.

Dad and Macey's snowman. This was beautiful powder, but a little too dry for snowballs and snowmen.

Alex and Trey.

Macey and Kirsten having a snowball fight.

Hot air balloons on the way home.

And when we got there we watched ourselves on the news!

I'm not sure why none of my friends called to say how excited they were to see me on TV. Could be that we were on the news on New Year's Day when most folks were watching bowl games... or that it was on AZ channel 3...

Nonetheless, we were broadcast in all our glory. Grandma Frassa assures me I looked wonderful. Thank you! Getting dressed for a snow day does not include makeup or matching clothes!

Right at the end of our trip we stopped by to visit Grandma Frassa and Uncle Charlie. These two are picc line twins.

And these two are just silly! Happy Holidays for the Blacks.