Christmas vacation began on Cally's birthday. She was so excited to bring in the treat that she saw in a kids cook book during the summer. With the help of Hazey, we pulled the snowmen off. We had some trouble with the white chocolate melting properly, but they tasted good.
There was a lovely snow storm, but Bumpa and Grandma managed to make it up for a birthday party with Scott, Cynthia, Tom and Cynthia. We ate chicken enchiladas and an amazing raspberry cake.
The Niquettes arrived on Saturday afternoon (after a long drive in the snow). We had plenty of snow to play upon and the temperatures were pretty reasonable.
The kids loved playing with their new toys:
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| Snap Circuits with Bumpa |
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| Games with Rob and Will |
One of Hazen's best friends, who happens to be a graduated UVM student, Steve, joined us for Christmas turkey. He was an orphan, so we welcomed him.
Right after Christmas, it started to get pretty cold, but it didn't stop us from going to Casey's Hill and trying out the new sleds.
Bumpa and Grandma stayed at the Inn at Essex and the kids loved staying warm in the pool:
And we put the grandparents to work-- everyone was folding laundry:
The day after my parents left, we headed to Stowe to meet up with my cousin Lindsay at Jamey's house in Stowe. The kids bundled up and went sledding before we headed to the Swimming Hole.
Bumpa came to our house with a rotten cold/cough. By the time everyone left, I was hoarse and coming down with some sort of crud. Fortunately, the temps were so cold, I didn't feel like I was missing out on the skiing. On the day before New Years, temps got into the double digits, so the kids did go to their ski lesson, but we otherwise found fun indoor activities like seeing Coco (the movie) and skating.
