Gracie's Birthday

So we got super behind on the blog and I really don't want it to die off. I know that it is October and I am blogging about January but I am hoping to get the year updated before another year comes around!!  I'm sure I won't be posting in as much detail as I would have hoped but, here we go...

After Grant got on the bus, we took Grace to Dunkin Donuts for a birthday breakfast! 

We had a Birthday Party planned for Grace but the weather that day made it pretty tricky to travel.  The Fiscus family still made it and Gracie was thrilled to have her BFF make it to her special day!!

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.

Christmas/Winter Break

Over Christmas break we took the kids to the theater for the FIRST TIME!  When Sing came out they really wanted to see it.  Seemed like a good time to try it out.

We did some hiking and sled riding on the Island too.  The hill by the library had just enough snow on it for us to sled ride.  We do a nice hike at Buckhorn where we get to let the dogs run loose.

Of course the other great thing we did while Grant was off school was go skiing!!  This is the second season that the kids have been skiing.  Grace only skied once last year but we are still counting that!
They are doing great and really seem to love the sport.  Looking forward to many more ski trips.