2017 Holiday Wrap Up

The Christmas break was freezing, which meant lots of fires and snuggles with Disney to stay warm. Christmas was fun, as always, and the 26th brought us Cannon/Amy/Greyson/Easton!!! It was only warm enough on one day to go skiing, and everyone did great. We went to Bousquet and the kids had lessons in the morning while the adults skied, then we all met up for lunch. Easton was done by that point, so Amy & I took her home while Chris skied with our girls and Cannon did the bunny hill with Greyson. We also tried to go sledding one day, but it was so cold that we didn't last very long. The rest of the week was spent inside. Lots of poker, dominoes, movies, s'mores, and games. The kids spent nearly the entire time in the basement: playing foosball, painting, staging plays, etc. Chris's birthday was on a Wednesday, so we all went to trivia at the Brick House...didn't win, but had lots of fun. We also went to the Berkshire Museum, saw the new Star Wars movie, had a hibachi dinner at Enso, and visited the Norman Rockwell Museum. So glad they came up; we had so much fun together.

 Normally we spend NYE at the Hines', but Steph and Jeremy canceled this year...they were just too stressed out and tired to host the massive event they usually host. I thought we were going to spend a quiet evening in, but then Ilana invited us over to join her and Giovanna (& their kids). Their husbands were at the Patriots' game, so Chris was the only guy. :)  He dropped me & the girls off around 7, returned home to have a few quiet hours by himself (my family had just left that afternoon), then re-joined us around 11 to ring in the new year. The Ackermans and the Hennesseys have been a huge part of making us feel at home in Lenox...pretty sure these will be life-long friends.

Happy New Year!  May 2018 be full of joy and fulfillment!!!!