Merry Christmas!

We arrived home on Christmas Eve to a white Christmas - what a treat!  Happy holidays everyone!

This year's grand finale present - a family trip to London and Paris in 2018!

Fun at a skating party a few days after Christmas. 

California Kieffer Cousins Vacation

The year wouldn't be complete if we didn't make our annual trek to Calabasas to Sadie's house to meet up with her and our NYC cousins-Cameron, Colin and Kieran.  "Cousins are those childhood playmates who grow up to be forever friends." -unknown

We landed and headed straight to Harry Potter World at Universal Studios. The butterbeer did not disappoint!

Watching a movie in the back of Uncle Andy's truck.

We saw Hamilton in LA - it totally lived up to the hype! My favorite part was watching Uncle Andy dance in his seat throughout the show. :) 

Benny and Andy on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

A beautiful hike

An afternoon at the Pacific Ocean:

AJM
Andy- almost 43, Joey-41, Meg-39 ;)

Me and the Kieffer boys

The Kieffer grandkids:
Sadie-9, Nate-11, Riley-9, Cameron-9, Ben-7, Colin-7, Kieran-3

Annual photo of Kiki and Auntie Meg - both the youngest Kieffer grandkids of our generations.

Nate and Uncle Andy making pizzas in the pizza oven.

Auntie Meg and the kids in the back of Andy's truck looking at the neighborhood lights.

Ri and Cam 

Ri, Sadie, Cam, Andy, Benny boy

gingerbread house fun

Until next year California - thanks for the beautiful memories!

December Fun

December is always a fun month for us.  The kids' schedules wind down a bit and we get to enjoy the Christmas season at a slower pace.   I love the holiday season!

Beautiful view

Our house at Christmas time

Riley's team (and Ben!) surprised the coaches by showing up at their late night indoor game to cheer them on.

Snowflake Lane with the Rose family

indoor soccer

Ri and Ben at the Ahlstrom's annual Santa party

A cold club pick up game for Nate's team

bro cave

Belf is back!

Who is excited to see Hamilton later this month? We are!!!

Santa photos!

This year we found out that Santa was welcoming pets to come along for a photo - that made our spirits bright!

Sunday morning donut duty at church - love these helpers!