Christmas Finale

For those of you who have stayed up on our family blog, this post may be a simple summary of our year.

Here's one perspective on 2009 for us:

Here is a list of some of our favorite things.

Jim:
A local banana and Rice Chex with brown sugar for breakfast.
Pavo escabechado served in Fuentidueña, Spain.
Rambunctious Family Home Evenings Activities.

Beth:
Cashews, walnuts, Junior Mints, limes from our tree.
Running along Hukilau Beach, and watching my kids run, anytime, anywhere.
Getting Christmas cards/e-mails/calls from you.

Josie (15):
Anything Harry Potter: books, movies, websites, pillows . . .
Singing with Grace while doing the dishes.
Helping people with their math homework.

Grace (12):
Ritz crackers and chocolate (not together though).
Playing Hide-and-Go-Seek in the dark.
Reading the comics while eating cold cereal.

Isabel (9):
Our swingset, transformed into spaceship, pirate ship, fortress, galloping horses….
Grapefruit, pickles, iceberg lettuce with sugar.
Listening to her dad read her Lord of the Rings.

Olivia (6):
Whitebread toast, Oatmeal with lots of brown sugar and chocolate chips.
Junie B. Jones books.
Playing Pixie Hollow & Build-A-Bear on the computer.

Monty (3):
Catching geckos barehanded, and flexing his muscles.
Preschool fieldtrips: he wore his Halloween costume police hat to the police station.
Kidney beans, rice, & salsa eaten with Fritos Scoops for lunch.