Christmastime 2016

Molbaks - the girls picked out their Christmas ornaments. Then we discovered that they hand out Kringle samples.

Emily Brown skated with the girls while Pi and I made selfies at the Fischer Pavillion skate rink at the Seattle Center. Keira really picked up skating fast and Ella did great too. They both really improved in a short amount of time. Love the picture of Keira and Bella. They don't even plan their own twin-ness. That's how in sync these besties are.

Center House for lunch and the train display.

Christmas presents!

Back to the Fischer Pavillion with dad to skate.

Monorail to the Sheraton for the Harry Potter gingerbread house display.

Tea with Bonnie and Helen at the Village Eatery and Tea Company at Country Village.

 

Dec 11, 2016 Piano Recital and more Pi

The girls had a private concert. Virginia split her recitals because some people were out of town and the other family that was supposed to come went skiing instead. Grandma and grandpa Hall came too.
Piper loves sitting up more when we go out and much prefers real world items like the plastic produce bag over the toy I brought for her. 

Dec 2016 - Snow, Santa, Keira's Nutcracker, Evergreen Church Lights and Train

The girls had a snow day December 9th. After hitting the snow Ella made pancakes and I made sausages and hot cocoa and we invited our neighbors Julia and Hannah over. Piper slept in and after the girls played in the snow for a while Ella said that Piper should be playing because it's her first Christmas snow! So I woke Pi up about 9:00 and raced her right out and she loved it! Forecast was for rain soon after snow but it took its time and we enjoyed it.
Friday evening was the ward Christmas party. Pi was our first child to be happy for her Santa photo:)

Dec 2016 - Vineyard Park

Ella's first choir performance was outside of school (Saturday Dec 10). She loved it! And their performance of "Everybody" by Ingrid Michaelson just about brought me to tears. Travis stayed home with Piper and Keira.