Christmas 2021

It is very quiet in the house right now and semi surreal as it isn’t Christmas yet on the calendar but Clark Christmas 2021 is already in the books.

Christmas started Saturday for us with the arrival of Leah and her family. What a blessing to have little feet padding around and our home filled with little voices. Hannah and Kent arrived just a few hours later from Denver. We started the festivities with legos all over the floor, making candy with the boys, and picked up dinner at Chipotle. With Hannah 25 weeks pregnant and littles, Christmas this year was spent wiht few activities other than playing iwth the kids and relaxing at home.

Henry saying he was playing with balls and sticks, magnets, that came out “balls and dicks”. Too funny,

This was the first year that we only had two dogs in the house but since it was Oscar and Wilson, giant doodle puppies, it seemed like a lot. They had a blast together.

Sunday Joel and Kayla arrived around noon just in time for the Clark cooking contest to begin with a delicious basic but made from scratch with love breakfast of scrambled eggs, bacon and pancakes. Yummm.

We did our gift exchange, highlights were the lighted orbs from Scott and I, which then flew around the house pretty much constantly the remainder of the time the kids were here, and a Nugget which the kids also loved. A nugget is basic coach pieces in parts that the kids can configure however they’d like. They had a blast with these.

I made a charcuterie wreath for snacking in the afternoon. Shari and Larry and Jo swung by and Mom came over for about an hour.

Dinner Saturday night was made from scratch lasagna with garlic bread and salad, followed by Therapie. We spent the evening after the kids went to bed playing Beatles trivia. We don’t all fit in the house anymore for sleeping so Kent and Hannah used Kent’s points and stayed at the brand new Courtyard Marriott and Joel and Kayla stayed at Parkwood hotel.

Monday morning was breakfast created by Joel and Kayla, chorizo veggie and potato hash with eggs on top, also delicious. Leah and Dave and the kids left for home so the six of us walked to Dusty bookshelf and Brothers then home and ordered AJ’s pizza.

Tuesday we napped and relaxed then played some ping pong and the boys cut down a tree that had fallen in the yard and Joel played his guitar and we sang some. Joel and Kayla left for home, KC, so Hannah and Kent and Scott and I went to Globe fo Indian food and then the the K-State game.