La felicidad que se encuentra: Kyle, Jenny, Alexa, Tyler, Tad, Liam, Nathan, and Audrey

We had a fun Swingle Christmas party with fabulous games by Auntie Emmy.   Liam finished his Jr Jazz basketball season.  For Christmas we got the kids a new playground. Tad made really cool gifts with cardboard and hot glue, including a wolf mask for Liam and a Mario question block for Nathan that opens and closes to hold toys and stuffed animals.  Tyler made cool stuff with his 3D pen.  And Alexa made me a hoodie in her sewing class.  Best. Gift. Ever.  Alexa wanted to dye her hair dark brown so we got a box dye and set up shop Christmas night while watching Home Alone.  She also got lots of nail stuff, candles, and a new purse.   Tyler's big gift was a wood chess set and he also got more Magic cards. Tad got a STEM engineering subscription box called Crunch Labs. He asked for a Yoda squishmallow from Santa. Liam got lots of books and Legos. He asked for a blue blanket from Santa. Sweet boy. Nathan got a track car set. He asked for Soni...

Liam was baptized and had lots of great support from family. It was a miracle that Grandma and Grandpa Sweeny made it because Grandpa had just recently had surgery with a really tough recovery, and a lot of flights were being cancelled that week due to the FAA / government shutdown.  Uncle Mikey let Liam ride from the church to our house in his Tesla.  Liam chose a pasta bar at our house for lunch after his baptism.   Miss Audrey turned 3 and asked for a bunny cake.   Other random happenings: Tad and I played racquetball for our 1v1 date this month And Liam chose to go bowling for our family date Alexa and I went and saw the new Wicked movie for our date Tyler is so strong that he can pick up Liam and Tad at the same time We got more wood chips to fill in our mow strips and in between wheelbarrow loads Tyler and Audrey would cuddle on top of the pile  Nathan filled out a gratitude book at school and it said he was thankful for Mom, Dad, and his toilet ...