Monday, June 26, 2017

January

On New Year's Eve we decided to celebrate as a family at home.  We told the kids that they could stay up until midnight.  Gracie lasted until ~10:20 and zonked out on the couch.  At about 11, Grant decided to go to bed but thought he might just lay down for a bit and would try to stay awake to see the ball drop.  Of course, he was out in a second.  We recorded the ball drop for them so they could see it in the morning.

 Aunt Amy got us tickets to see the Erie Otters.  Grant and Grace both loved it!

These two were dancing and cheering the whole time.  Gracie couldn't believe she was "at a real hockey game!"

We finally got around to rejuvenating Grant's room.

Most of the month was filled with Daemen basketball games, skiing, trips to the zoo, board games, and hiking (with a sled for the kids when they got tired!).









Other December Happenings...

...included lots of fun at Holiday Valley.  Also, Lara and Gracie went with some friends to another local ski resort, kissing bridge.


We went to the fireworks at Niagara Falls.



We found a new favorite loop to hike at Beaver Island State Park.

One day Grant thought up the idea of having an apple taste test.  Grant and Gracie voted their favorite as Opal, Lara voted Cortland, and I voted Honeycrisp.