Michelle P

A few more from Christmas evening. It was a wintry 72 degrees, so we took the Christmas cheer outside for a bit of “driving” and rock stacking. Hannah and Caleb were pretty serious about speed, and Max contemplated the rock garden until others joined him. Megan taught him the difference between smooth and rough rocks,Continue reading

The Neveu/Pimentel/Sicking bunch on Christmas Day.

Max has recently rediscovered these magnetic interchangeable animals. He takes playing very seriously.

Max constructed an airplane out of his grilled cheese sandwich.

We went for a very chilly walk after getting our groceries this morning. Max carried that orange through the entire store, only surrendering it briefly to hand it to the cashier, and then to climb up on this wall. I couldn’t bear cutting it up for his lunch after he had essentially adopted it asContinue reading

Both our parents and Heather and Megan were able to join us for dinner at my all-time favorite Mexican restaurant, Mia’s. If I close my eyes I can almost taste the brisket tacos again… Max was pretty worn out after all the climbing, but enjoyed snuggling Pops while we waited for a (large) table. WeContinue reading

Megan and Dad let us tag along to their climbing gym and we had so much fun. We will definitely be looking for a climbing gym in our area next time we move! Megan looks like a rock climbing ballerina, Ben looks like he could climb the entire wall in three steps, and Dad looksContinue reading

Fun at the book store and dinner! Caleb and Hannah loved the little house, and Max loved watching Caleb and Hannah!!

We had the best time with family this Christmas! It is going to take me a while to get all the highlights up here, but I’m working backwards from our last day. Max had fun reading and admiring the tree with his Great-Grandpa and Great-Mema and reading and stacking with Nana and Pops!

SOOO many photos to post of our wonderful time in Texas, but this was our quiet New Year’s Day morning at home. Welcome, 2016! May we use this season of new-ness and starting over to examine our priorities, habits, goals, direction, and influence, and lay it all at the foot of the cross.