2018-01-03

Christmas break miscellany

The family acquired a few games that we play on the TV and connect to with our devices. One of our favorites is "Drawful." It gives you a random title, you draw it, everyone else tries to guess what the original title was. Then all the made up titles and the actual title appear on the screen, and the players pick which one they think is real. Poor Miriam was given this title. 



"Butt tattoo." But her drawing was so well done that several of us were able to know what she drew.






Uncle Kent and Aunt Melissa gave us "Speak Out" for Christmas, so we had to play it as a family and laugh.

Andrea sporting the mouthpiece. 

Seth's turn.

Since Analee and Miriam each have their own Elf on the Shelf, Rebekah decided to make her own rendition. She calls it "Creepo on the Shelf."

It was a little disconcerting to find it in random places throughout the month of December. 

We decided to wait for our annual gingerbread house extravaganza until after Christmas since we have a lot time off of school after the holidays.


I helped Winnie, Seth helped Miriam, and Bekah and Ana made their own (Rebekah's remained whole for a while, but when one of the walls caved in, she let it go).


Miriam blew a gigantic bubble.
Seth had to take a picture and text it to me. 

Aunt Anne hosted an awesome New Year's Eve's Eve party at her house on December 30.


Winnie the Ewok beating on a stormtrooper helmet in celebration of the destruction of the second Death Star.


Miriam dressed as Rey.


Rebekah using the Force to lightsaber a pair of socks being tossed at her.


Analee and her purple lightsaber.


Winnie dances during the party.

Analee got to hold her baby second cousin also named Annalie.

 Poor Seth was stuck at home eating carrot sticks (instead of delicious pizza) since he had strep. Analee also had strep but had been on her antibiotics long enough to attend the party, and Andrea was diagnosed with strep two days later. Good times.