Family Olympics Party

We decided to have it for the last real night of competition (Saturday):

Having fun recreating the rings in nacho toppings. Disappointed that the boys did not notice the exact match to the ring colors ;)

Full spread

In the Playbill

Abby is working in the costume shop at Dartmouth this semester, which means supporting the big theater production. She went to see opening night of the show on Friday and was surprised to find her name listed in the playbill!

BACON T-shirt Day

They asked everyone to wear their new shirts and there were pictures on Instagram of the different groups. Here is the leadership picture:

Little Miss Princess

 Abby, showing off the spoils of her Valentine's Day box (a replacement after the first was porch pirated):

Cereal Box Spirit

Buying cereal boxes for teammates is a sports tradition at CHS (Abby also did it for Field Hockey). Each swimmer is assigned someone for whom they purchase a favorite cereal and decorate the box to rally for an upcoming competition. Swim team does this for regionals, which were last weekend. Benji did not swim because it conflicted with All District Band, but he still received a box from a very creative teammate:

Mardi Gras 2026

Kevin made vegan jambalaya, hush puppies and garlicky greens, while I made a non-dairy king cake:

Boston Dynamics Field Trip

Abby's team was invited down to visit in Boston:

 

The evolution of Spot

Valentine's Day 2026

Vegan "cheese" and chocolate fondue:

KD Big/Little Reveal

Abby shared this pick from their Ratatouille-themed reveal:

All District Band 2026

Rounding out his last year in high school with his highest placement ever in all district. He amazingly made the Symphonic (highest) band all 4 years, this year nabbing the 4th chair and an all-state audition later in the month.

Polar Plunge

Dartmouth Winter Carnival. Can't believe Abby actually did it!

National Chopstick Day

 

Sledding in Hanover

Abby finally got to check this item off her bucket list, and she sent us pictures:

With Sofia

Post sledding s'mores and fire pit

Groundhog Day!

This is probably the last year for our annual groundhog pancakes:

The Jigsaw Puzzle

We've had a puzzle out on the table and everyone (visitors included) are always drawn to it. We often catch people just casually putting in a piece or two. Here is Benji, caught in the act:

Brrrr

It's pretty cold up in Hanover. Abby sent us this picture of ice on her eyelashes:

Steph's Birthday Dinner

As has become tradition, we had a fancy dinner at Bang! to celebrate Steph's birthday (plus a weekend of gaming):