our annual card

 

this year's holiday card was inspired by our card from 15 years ago.

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time is a real thief! 

so long 2024

we spent new year's eve at home hosting grandparents and our aunt who was staying a few nights with us while in town from washington state.  i finally had the chance to make the ham dinner with all the comfy sides that i had planned to make closer to christmas eve or day.  it was nice to enjoy a warm, cozy meal with family.

family dinner

more hanging out with cousins this evening.

 

wedding day

today started with little sister and i sneaking down to the hotel restaurant (while the other 2 slept in) for the yummy buffet breakfast. it was fancier than we are used to, complete with individual jars of jelly that gave little sister a bit of trouble.

once everyone was ready to start the day, we walked over to the nearby mall and later met up with grandma and grandpa for a late lunch.  then it was nearing time to get all dressed up for the wedding.  before getting on the shuttle bus, we took advantage of the holiday decor in the hotel lobby and posed for a few quick pics.

then we loaded the shuttle bus to the venue.  so fancy!

the photo booth was a huge hit!

axe throwing

we started the long-awaited, j + k wedding weekend with a fun evening of axe throwing.  none of us had ever done it before, and some of us caught onto it pretty quickly.  others of us just never did get the hang of it.  it was a fun time regardless.after a few practice rounds and short little games, we ended the session with a tournament to see who could earn the most points in 20 throws.  i came in third in our group of 9 throwers, so i was rather proud.

mom: lumbergheni 28

dad: i am groot 27

little sister: chop shop 23

big sister: i'm bored 7

graduation cookies

celebrating another aggie engineer! whoop!

(2 dozen)

i hand-cut the caps and love the way they turned out.