Note: J's aunt Peggy decorated our fireplace mantle (minus the stockings). She surprised us the second day she came to paint by having it all decorated when we arrived (I know the picture is a bit dark, so it is hard to see). How sweet!
Heather and Zuri
I was woken up early Christmas morning by a knock on our door. A man introduced himself and said that he is sorry, but he slid and hit our mailbox. He said that he and his wife are stationed in Japan, just home for Christmas, and he gave us his insurance information. We thanked him, just grateful that he was honest enough to tell us, and took a look at the damage.
You can see what it is supposed to look like; our neighbors mailbox is on the top right of the picture above. There must have been some force because it is solid brick
We didn't think much more about it--determined to enjoy our Christmas morning, when another knock came at the door several hours later. It was a young couple who said that they weren't sure if anyone had come by, but they saw the accident happen. They said it was a young girl in a white Kia, and that she took the corner too fast, spun out of control and hit the mailbox, then kept going. They hunted down her car and took pictures of the license plate and the damage to the car to give to us if she hadn't fessed up. How nice is it that we have neighbors who look out for us!
Now we have two different stories...what we think happened is that the girl either doesn't have insurance or has too many points on her driving record, so the guy (brother, uncle, whatever) is taking ownership of the accident. Not that we really care (as long as everyone is okay), because someone is taking responsibility for it and we will be able to get it fixed.
Later that day, I was talking to my next door neighbor, and apparently, it is not uncommon for people to spin out and lose control around that corner. Our house and the house to either side of us are in the "skid zone." People take the corner too quickly in the ice and because the road also slopes downward, they lose control. Great. We had been aware that someone had taken out a portion of the fence before, but we didn't know about the "skid zone."
Our original plan had been to go down south to spend Christmas day with J's family, but with the weather, our heading out to California the next day and still needing to pack, we decided against it. We spent the remainder of the day opening up presents, going sledding, packing, and spending time with Shin and Heather. We had some other family stop in, and it ended up being a really nice Christmas day at home.
She was so excited for her presents!
The best present was from "Santa." A toy that Kai mostly just looks at, but has been caught interacting with (on his own--see below)!
Sledding. This picture wasn't taken Christmas day, but that is what they were doing! Shin and Heather are at the top, Zuri sledding down, and Joshua at the bottom. Zuri had so much fun sledding, and she does it all by herself. She doesn't want help or anyone to ride with her. That's my girl! The picture was taken from our kitchen window, overlooking the park and the sled hill!
It is fun to watch all the kids go sledding and play in the snow, but it also makes Zuri want to go sledding all the time! It is hard because I can't bring Kai outside in the cold so that she can go. I am excited for the summer, though, when she can play and I can take Kai out.
While they were sledding, I stayed inside with Kai and packed for our trip. It took me most of the afternoon and evening to get everything put together! It was our first adventure out with Kai, so I needed to make sure I had all the supplies for him (holy cow, that kid has a lot that we needed to bring), plus the basics like clothes and diapers. We were leaving early in the morning and needed to have everything put together for our trip, which is the next post, so stay tuned!
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