Monday, December 8, 2025

a snow day and a beach day

We kicked off December and advent with fun advent calendars.

A friend told Bryce that he was in the newspaper following the state championship volleyball game.  I was excited to get my hands on it and proud of him for being recognized. 

Not a bad way to be described as an athlete.  

Bryce and his buddies made jerseys to cheer on their friend at basketball games this season.

Bryce and Avery at the National Honor Society induction ceremony this week. 

Bryce was inducted into the Beta Club and the National Honor Society. 

We had a snow day on Friday.  

Then we hopped on a plane on Friday night and headed to Florida for the weekend.  


We went to Cocoa Beach for the day on Saturday and the weather could not have been more perfect.  

Two of Emmy's teammates joined us at the beach.  Others from the team went to Disney World or did other things, but we're beach people!

Putt-Putt is a must at the beach.

We had the best time!

Bryce even had a good time!

It didn't feel like Christmas in Florida, but there were small glimpses of it.  

She's a nut!

Sunday was meet day. 


Emmy got 1st on bars and 3rd on beam. 

She placed 3rd all around.  


We missed the Mechanicsville Christmas Parade for the first time in fifteen years of living in this house.  It was bittersweet to have our friends here and not be here, but we made sure to catch Santa on the firetruck (on our doorbell camera) at the end of the parade.  To top off our weekend, another round of snow came in, and we get another snow day!