Saturday, January 9, 2021

December

One of our first Christmas Countdown activities is always to make Peppermint Pretzels.  It really feels like the Christmas season has begun when that first batch is finished!

A beautiful hike with friends

We had a flurry of snowflakes one day and the girls took full advantage of the quick snow!


A beautiful sunset lit the sky on fire as I walked home

One last trip to the Bible Museum with our member pass before it closed again due to Covid.

 Gretchen's last night as a ten-year-old

Happy Birthday to our special Gretchen Ruth!  




She put together the charcuterie lunch plate herself

 
An evening around the fire pit roasting hot dogs and enjoying birthday cake

Merry Christmas Eve pajamas from Grammy Deb and G Daddy!  
And we made an evening trip to the airport for another early Christmas gift - Kaye K and Big Daddy coming to spend the holiday with us!

Merry Christmas morning from our house divided - these two super fans love their teams! 


Christmas dinner tradition: poppers and wearing the silly paper hats!




Bridgette trying out the new slackline

A fun day spent in Annapolis










A quick photo shoot with a friend behind the camera caught these cute photos of our sweet sister friends


Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from our bunch of Paynes!