Happy New Year!

Skater boys

The boys and I hit up Seattle Center today for a little time on the ice. Max has really started to come around on skates and is quite proud of his abilities. Sam had fun slipping and sliding with me and his ice walker. 

Christmas 2018

Scenes from the Greene family Christmas 2018:

Writing letters and drawing pictures for Santa the night before Christmas

Leaving cookies, milk and cards for Santa. 

Sam wasn't at all excited for Christmas.

Sam's picture and letter to St. Nick 

And Max's drawing of the jolly old fellow 

Setting out carrots and lettuce for the reindeer 

Reading the Night Before Christmas on the night before Christmas

At 7:55 a.m. Christmas morning it was game time. 

Here's the before

and aftermath 

And all the frenetic unwrapping between

We indeed love Grandma

And Pop Pop

And Grandma Patti 

And noogies from Grandpa Gary

Grandma Patti, Grandpa Gary, their basset Christmas shirts and one little peeker through the window! 

Time to refuel with bagels and smoked salmon 

Our cutest little Christmas elf!

Trying out the big gifts from Santa!

The grand finale: Christmas dinner at David & Michael's new house!

Merry Merry Christmas!

We've been a little light on updates here at the Grape with our focus on helping our matriarch recuperate. However, we've found some time here and there to make sure we celebrated the season.  

On Christmas Eve morning, let's catch up on all the holiday things: 

🎄 We started shortly after Thanksgiving, when we decked the halls and decked out our tree and house for the holidays 

🎄 Next up a trip to the ballpark to check out the new holiday event, Enchant, which is a light maze and ice skating on the field

🎄 Santa visit #1 was at the Mt. Baker Clubhouse, and then a trip down to Mt. Baker Beach with all of our Mt. Baker friends to see the Christmas Ships. Tradition!

🎄 We also took the boys downtown to see the decorations.

🎄 The photo doesn't do it justice, but the lights on the house below synced up to music to dance around, which made for a fun weeknight holiday excursion. 

🎄 You gotta have holiday cookies during the holidays, whether they're made or received!

🎄 Santa Brunch with our friends the Hofmeisters and Santa visit #2

🎄 Sam's kindergarten class made gingerbread houses and they turned out 👍

🎄 Finally, it was time for Santa visit #3 (the official one), and our annual trip to Molbak's for our Christmas photos. Elisa was feeling well enough to join in the reindeer games, and the grandparents joined in the fun, too.