Boxing Day Fun

Stace has the week after Christmas off, and this year we are home for the holidays.

Our friend Jim, working for the same company but another site, also has the week off, and neither of us had our UK family coming into town this year.

We took advantage of this to spend some nice family time together over Boxing Day, driving out to La Verne and spending the night.


We went to a big county park that combines playgrounds with natural areas and a picturesque reservoir - perfect for our age range of children.

Callie and Violet got along so well! It was great seeing them play together.

Recent cold rains had covered the local mountains in snow - it was a stunning view!

After our walk, we had a nice dinner at JT and Jim's house, and then the children went to bed and we grownups watched National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.

On Tuesday, that snow was calling our name. We drove the short half hour to Mt. Baldy, and found a great sledding hill.

The kids had a great time, until they were wet through and cold, naturally. Then, it was a short drive back to La Verne, where we enjoyed another meal together before we headed back to SClarita.

Thank you, JT and Jim, for a great mini-break!