Christmas in the U.P. - Part 2

More skating and sledding!

Our skating crew - Miss Amy with Max and Romy, and Daddy with me and Koen!

I'm slicked back and ready for the MTU basketball game!

Christmas in the U.P. - Part 1

We headed north for Christmas again this year and enjoyed every day of our two-week stay.  There was actually a fair amount of snow, at least enough for sledding, skating, and snowshoeing so we were happy :-)  It was a very Merry Christmas indeed!

The Johnson family came over for our annual Christmas get-together and we started a new generational picture...the kids of the kids!

Christmas Eve at Great-Grandma Glo's was wonderful!

Merry Christmas!

Happy Birthday Jesus!

Check me out folks, I'm not in a stroller this year!

Goodbye to our Buddies

Our pals Asher and Amri moved to MI on the same day we left for our 2-wk stay in Hancock over Christmas.  We're sad that they aren't in Chicago anymore and miss them already, but we're very happy for them and excited for visits!

Chicago Christmas Activities

Baking, of course!  We love to help Mom.

Winter Wonderfest at Navy Pier was a blast as usual.  Koen got to go on a lot more rides this year and I went on all the adult rides by myself since I am tall enough now.  It was awesome!  Mom really wanted to join me, but not with the baby in her belly.  Next year!

The boys skating - Koen's first time!

My school Christmas program

We surprised everyone by stopping mid-song and turning to our partner for a dance!  I'm in front in the middle dancing with the girl in the red dress, Mia.  As you can see, the parents were loving it and flashing pictures like crazy so it was hard for Dad to get a close-up :-)

Weekend with Uncle Ray and Narin

Uncle Ray and Narin stayed with us for the weekend to go to a wedding here and since Uncle Ray can't make it up to Hancock this year for Christmas, we had an early Christmas in Chicago!  They sure know what we like - Legos and markers!!

Looking spiffy for the wedding!

My friend Silas came over and helped us build the train puzzle model that they gave us.  It was a mess, but we succeeded!

We dove into the block-painting set that they gave us as well...and decided that we needed to be shirtless for the project.

Thanks for the great gifts and fun times, Uncle Ray and Narin!

Zoo Lights

We made our annual trip to the Lincoln Park Zoo to see the Zoo Lights and our friends Sam and Clara joined us this year.  It was a warm December night in Chicago - we are usually bundled and frozen by the time we get through all the exhibits, but not this year!

The Christmas Season Begins!