25-31DEC17 - Sultan, WA (happy holidays:)!!!)

Monday (25DEC - Christmas) we awoke to a white Xmas w/up to four inches of snow!  So the grandkids immediately opened their presents, before rushing outside to play in snow until lunch.  The grandkids finally settled down in afternoon, while Corrie made a delicious Xmas dinner.

Tuesday (Boxing Day) snow still here in large amounts (Dan evens shovels main deck); that afternoon we visited Dan’s brother Shawn & wife Cindie.

On 31 DEC we welcomed the New Year in with a bon fire & early fireworks in the rain; before once again going to bed before the midnight hour.

01-24DEC17 - Sultan, WA (prep'ing for the holidays)

No surprise, most of December was focused on preparing for Xmas and/or Xmas activities.

On 02DEC we decorated our tree & finished the gingerbread houses we started two days ago.

09DEC everyone went to view the Xmas lights (aka Garden d’Lights) at Bellevue Botanical Garden (in our opinion – pretty good, not as good as Celebration in the Oaks in New Orleans).  Followed by dinner at Ginza restaurant – also pretty good.

https://gardendlights.org/

http://www.bellevuebotanical.org/

http://www.ginzaatbellevue.com/

Sunday, 10DEC, was grandson Mason’s Xmas presentation at his pre-school.

https://www.littledovespreschool.com/

The best thing was on 19DEC when Raymond flew home for the holidaysJ!!! And it looks like we'll have a white Xmas, because it started snowing Xmas eve!