Happy Holidays 2017!!!

Elizabeth and I continued our annual tradition of attending The Nutcracker.  Here we are at intermission.  This year we saw a Russian troupe performing the ballet.  They were incredible.

Saturday we celebrated Christmas with Steven's family.  We served pizza.  Such a stress-free day; it was so nice to spend time with our relatives instead of preparing food in the kitchen.  Pizza just might become our new annual Christmas celebration tradition.

We leave for Myrtle Beach in less than an hour, so I wanted to take a moment to wish you all the happiest of holidays!  The Scott County varsity basketball team is competing in a tournament there this week and we are all going!  Elizabeth's best friend Rain is coming with us!  So excited!

We hope all of you have safe travels and beautiful memories during the holidays.

Four cars, four drivers

Michael took his intermediate drivers test today and passed!  He was a whiz at both parallel parking and the three point turn.  He doesn't need a licensed adult with him when he drives now - which means he can drive to and from practices and games and will no longer have to wait outside in the cold for his parents or sister to pick him up.

The plan was for Michael and Elizabeth to share a car, but somehow Elizabeth's busy schedule and Michael's long legs made it imperative that he get his own car.  So he is zooming around in a silver Honda Accord.  And we have become one of those families I always mock that has to park in the street.

Woo-hoo, Michael!  Congratulations!