We celebrated a quiet Christmas back in Flagstaff. The cold that ran through the house set the tempo for the celebration. A nice meal, gift opening, and conversation made for a memorable evening.
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Bike Repair
Noah brought back his bikes and spent time over break fixing the one that houses to ride back and forth on campus. Before we knew it, the kitchen was converted into an extreme bike shop with wheels, spokes, tires, and many small and tiny items in cups and tubs. The counter was strewn with old rags stained by bike oil. The good news is that he fixed it, and the bike is now ready to go again! And, the kitchen is cleaned up as well :-)
More Sewing
Noah desired to augment his beany collection. After a trip to the fabric store, a few trials and errors, and some suggestions from his brother, he now has a few more beanies to keep his head warm.
Time to Sew
Back home in Flagstaff, Lukas quickly pulled out the sewing machine to create a few items. High on his list was a new travel bag for his Mama, which he completed in less than a day. The old one can be retired to the trashcan before it falls apart on the road.
Pickleball set now in its portable bag!
The Entire Family!
What a treat to have the entire family gathered in one spot. It was worthy of a family portrait.
Christmas Morning
Since most of the family is old enough to appreciate sleeping in, and the one that is up too early for company is not yet aware of the importance of this day, we could enjoy a leisurely Christmas Morning. The stockings garnered all sorts of 'ohs' and 'ahs' as several had taken to add additional thoughtful and specialized items. Unwrapping gifts took a long time, with several breaks for more hot or cold drinks and food.
After some lingering inside, the boys broke out their new gift, pickleball set, and headed outside in the temperate and comfortable weather - no white Christmas in MO this year. As if there had not been enough food, Christmas Day concluded with a feast for both eyes and mouth.
Christmas Eve
Since the cold bug hit the family, we laid low and rested once in Missouri. Fortunately, everyone felt good enough to join in the Christmas Eve celebrations. Joel and Bev 'held down the forte' while the rest of us headed to Christmas Eve service. They managed to prepare and set out all the soups and sandwich makings and stuff all the Christmas stockings! Bravo!
Noah and Lukas are no longer the youngest, and consequently, Bob is no longer the reader of the "Twas the Night Before Christmas." So it was a sweet moment to watch Jason read to Owen and allow us all to listen in.
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