Christmas Break

The house seems incredibly quiet now.
Chloe has gone back to school.

Bailey is spending her last days of Christmas break reading and crafting and playing soccer.
Today is her first day for pre-sale for Girl Scout cookies-the start of a busy season

Here are some of the things we did over Christmas Break:

Grand Wailea Christmas Party







Sleepover under the Christmas tree




Founder's Day Celebration at Kamehameha Schools
(we watched via live feed in the cafeteria so 
Chloe wouldn't have to try to stay quiet for 2 hours)


 St. Joseph Christmas Pageant
(with the best Mary ever!)





Chloe playing hide and seek
"I have the best hiding spot"
(she thinks she's camouflaged)

Family Christmas celebration at the Fire Station


Christmas


 We played minute to win it games





 Brad got a remote control helicopter. 
He plays with it every. single. day.
Takes it to work and everything.

Laura and Mike.
We like Mike.



New Years Day party at Uncle David's


We played pictionary and Uncle David set up a remote control car racetrack
which was soo much fun (he even made a McDonald's and Christ the King miniatures to race around!)
But I'm such a rock star I got no pictures of that.




Happy New Year!

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