Happy New Year! Here's to hoping 2022 is better than 2021 and we make our way out of the pandemic.
One of the big things that happened last week was that the Nintendo Switch arrived. Amy and I had decided that they were old enough to get it finally after many years of holding off and them watching and playing on friends' consoles. We've tried to be moderate in their screen and video game time and I think we've not been too extreme in either direction. I actually ordered it from Target back at the end of Nov and went to pick it up to stash in our closet but then, about a week before Xmas, the OLED switch became available on Amazon. After some deliberation, I decided to return the regular one and order the OLED. The only catch was that it wasn't going to arrive until Tuesday the 28th. The kids were super excited, especially Kai who is our gamer, and were very patient. Then on Monday night, we got a notice that it would be delayed (oh man!) Still the kids were patient but we were worried it wouldn't get to us before we went on our Tahoe trip on Thursday the 30th. Luckily, it finally arrived on Wednesday evening :) The kids loved it, of course, even if they only have one game so far..
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When we were notified, Kai went out to
the street to wait for the delivery.. |
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| The joy on his face |
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| First play of Super Smash Brothers!! |
On the opposite end of the activity spectrum, Amy also completed her goal of running 1000 miles in 2021. She was really pushing it to the end but she did it! She always talks it down but what a great accomplishment .. great work, love!
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| The last run to 1000! |
Kai also had a playdate with Micah. We're so glad that they still enjoy time together. Micah is such a cute and innocent kid :)
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They got to play on the Xbox because the
switch had not arrived yet |
While I worked for much of the week, Amy packed and borrowed snow clothes (and boots, etc.) so we could pack for our LSCC Snow Trip. With the outbreak of the COVID omicron variant, we were a bit unsure about the trip and there had been heavy snow the week before, but this had been in the plans for many months and we decided that we would still go and just pray/keep fingers crossed for good weather and health.
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Someone showed me this picture before we left and
we almost cancelled |
But actually it turned out not to be too bad. The storms stopped on Tuesday and roads were cleared by Wednesday evening. We had a very smooth drive and didn't even need chains. It was clear the days we were there until we drove back on Sunday, again without problems, and started snowing again this week. Luck or divine intervention? :)
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| There was still an impressive amount of snow |
The snow was all powder, having just fallen the week before, and very soft. It was very thick in places and made it hard to walk around. I think if we were big ski/snowboarders it would have been great but it actually made it harder to play in the snow because Jad couldn't even walk around without sinking and snow kept getting into our boots.
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| Kai and Liam throwing snowballs |
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| All three bundled up |
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| Selfie! |
The other problem were the other people who were there. Usually we have so many families going on the snow retreat that our church takes up the entire building but this year we had less people so there was enough room for another church to be there as well. Unfortunately, they were not as good about masking, broke several of the facility rules, often walked through our area and even took some of our food. If it wasn't pandemic time, it wouldn't have been a big deal but it made us weary of the common room and cafeteria and I hope that it didn't contribute to anyone getting ill.
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| We spent a lot of time with the Shaws |
Sora tried to go ice skating but the rink was sold out. The kids ended up mostly running around with each other from room to room, playing nerf guns or on various screens. We did go sledding one day which was fun but Vivian (Drew's 3rd) did a header into my upper back which I'm still recovering from. Luckily, she was fine.
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| Jad and I on the sled before heading down |
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It was very pretty with all the snow covered
trees and icicles
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Jad was so exhausted after 3 days of nonstop
fun that he passed out during dinner on the last day |
We made it home safe and sound and no one has been sick yet. We'll keep fingers crossed and prayers for this week as the kids return to school. There was a debate about whether to keep the kids at home (the Connicks are keeping theirs out for the week) but we decided as long as they are asymptomatic and keep their masks on, that we would send ours. Hard, doesn't seem like a right decision, just more how comfortable each person feels. Darn pandemic.. Hopefully, things improve this year.
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| Sunset over the lake |
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