New Year's Eve

Playing our new game CodeNames--kids vs adults.

New Years celebrating at the bowling alley.

Crazy hat and noise makers.

We are here for the party, right?

Mother-daughter bonding...before the shopping.

What a great meal to share for lunch on the last day of the year.

Ping pong tournament:  Mom vs Grandma.

Garrett vs Gramps.

X-Wing on the bar table...a boy's battle.

Two at once, that takes talent, Griffin.

Bryce gets his first strike!

Family photos at church...it is cold out and yes Bryce is very comfortable in shorts...

Warriors Game

Pizza at Bronco Billy's before the game.

Dressed in the back to back World Champions gear.

Smile my wife, we ARE having fun.

Grandma and Gramps got decked out for the game.

80s Night at the Warriors with retro-Steph.

Kevin Durant shoots a three.

All-star central:  Steph brings the ball up while Klay goes left and Draymond goes right while Portland's Damien Lillard prepares to guard Steph.

A disappointing conclusion to a memorable game.

Klay breaks to the basket.

DeMarcus Cousins shoots jumpers before the game, working his way back.

Post Christmas Musings

Enjoying our new Death Star waffle maker.

Sharing ice cream sundaes after the ICC ceremony.

Griffin using his goalie gear in a game for the first time.

Street hockey with Gramps.

Our 2018 fridge pictures before the new Christmas letters came.

Notice the cat sitting on the roof over Brett's head!

Getting a yummy treat with Grandma at the Global Wonderland.

Griffin and Grandma played laser tag with the rest of us.

Family photo op after entering the Expo.

Now with Grandma and Gramps outside the entrance.

Watching some high wire and rotating daring acts was every 30 minutes for the first couple of hours.  Like Americas Got Talent, live.

Grandma wanted a picture in front of those death stars...or maybe they are just innocent Christmas ornaments.

Christmas Day

Christmas was a lot of fun this year.  Brett was off.  Joy's parents were in town.  We had more space and our house was not in a state of disarray from construction.  Bryce wrapped a number of presents of old Legos that he rebuilt for his brothers.  Each of the boys spent their money to buy presents for each other.

Great Anticipation...

Our first Christmas in our remodeled house.

Checking out what Gramps got for us--tickets to a Warriors game and paraphernalia.

Bryce made a deck of cards for Garrett with his artwork.

Grandma enjoys her presents.

Griffin wears his holey snowflake pajamas for the last time with his new Kylo Ren voice changer mask.

Nicki equips us with more Star Wars clothing.

Qi'ra navigates the decorated mantle with grace and agility.

Building Legos--a great project.

Hockey goalie, equipped.

Sleeping with their presents...

Qi'ra curls up on a Christmas tree branch in the china hutch.

Bryce gave the present of his time and energy to his brothers by rebuilding a large number of the old Lego sets that had been broken apart but now restored.  What a blessing.

Bryce's new favorite shirt with the Bala Tik saying from Episode VII.

Garrett drew this picture for Bryce due his love of cats.

Griffin attracts both Kylo and Qi'ra at once.