Kenzi's Drawing

I was cleaning off my desk after the weekend and found this drawing by Kenzi.

First Family Ski Trip to Crystal Mountain

We had a great day at Crystal Mountain together, the conditioners were great and we were able to ski runs together!  We didn't get any pictures of Erich, he snowboarded today but is going to try skiing sometime this year.  I love that we were able to go on one chair together and make it down together too!  Kenzi just picked up from where she left off last year and was able to keep up.  Emi and I would check out a new run before we took Kenzi along to make sure it wasn't anything too crazy.  Compared to Snoqualmie, Crystal had better snow, longer runs, shorter lines, and lifts that were easier for kids to get on, tickets are less too...I think all the pros make the slightly long trek to get there worth it!  Can't wait for our next ski day.

New Shirts

Auntie Margie made the girls some new t-shirts with her Uncle Charlie Brown's team name Hajime Mizuno.  Thanks for the cool shirts!

Trimming the Tree

Emi and Kenzi decorated our tree together.  They loved putting on the ornaments and it was sweet hearing them talk about the memories they had to some of the ornaments.

Thanksgiving

We gathered at our house for Thanksgiving.  Erich smoked a turkey and I baked one, everyone brought dishes to share.  We filled out bellies and enjoyed a family day together.  So thankful for a house full of family.

We also celebrated Auntie Sonia's birthday today

Justin had to work on Thanksgiving and came a little late.  After everyone left we discovered some sashimi that my Dad brought, so we enjoyed it together in a quiet house (the girls went home with my parents for an impromptu sleepover!)

Husky Basketball

The Emiley's joined us for the Husky basketball game tonight, the Huskies won!  Yay!

The girls didn't want to take a picture so they took this one of the grown ups instead.

Kenni's Bookstore

Emi and Kenzi got the idea to open a bookstore since Kenzi has been really into writing her own stories lately.  I had bought this book holder from Ikea and just put it together (to keep their school library books in each week) well they decided it was the perfect stand for their bookstore.  They also made some rules and guidelines for shopping in the bookstore using power point.  Erich and I were impressed and we were happy to be the first customers at Kenni's Books.