Daphne is 9!

Our baby turned 9 today! Daphne got to call the shots today: out to eat for breakfast, ice skating, movie at home (Croods- A New Age), presents, chocolate chip cookie cake, and a few rounds of Jackbox games. All in all, a very fun day! 

Daphne really wanted French toast sticks from
Galaxy Cafe but they aren't on the menu
anymore. Thankfully our picky eater gave the
pancakes the thumbs up.

We have now gone ice skating on 3 out of Daphne's last 4 birthdays. We headed to Chaparral Ice. Daphne used a helper for about the first half hour. Minus a few short breaks she and I skated for about an hour and a half. Michael, a little shaky on skates, only lasted a few laps and Tyler bowed out early too.

Daphne helped make the cake. She likes to sample the brown
sugar and the cookie dough batter. And lick the beaters and bowl!

Our picky eater has decided frosting is out and so we only
decorated part of the cake.

Lazy Christmas Day

Bryce and the boys spent Christmas morning with us before heading back to Houston. We relaxed all day in our PJs and ate leftovers. It was quite blissful!

Merry Christmas!

Christmas Eve

We had a nice Christmas Eve with all the cousins baking, cooking, and hanging out.

Daphne accidentally turned the mixer up
too high and go flour everywhere when we
were making sugar cookies.

Bryce tried to teach a bunch of the kids how to play badminton.
While volleying was easier, serving proved much more difficult!

Micah and Daphne helping make pumpkin pie

All the cousins with Rudolph: Micah, Daphne, Damon,
Tyler, Hazel, Noah, and Penelope

Adult table plus Noah and Tyler- we enjoyed beef tenderloin
with roasted potatoes and creamed spinach

The kids' table

Daphne's reaction after trying the creamed spinach

The kids quite loved Bryce's farting Santa

We're not sure who was sleepier- Michael or Brad?

Sleeping competition

Baby Yoda likes wine!

Cookies for Santa

McKinney Falls

We headed to McKinney Falls State Park today with Bryce and the nephews to hike, explore, and picnic.