Christmas + New Year's!

 I didn't take too many pictures during the holiday break, it seems! But I took a lot of videos...

VIDEOS FROM CHRISTMAS, NEW YEARS, AND FUN IN BETWEEN

Every year, RMSC has a holiday party for each practice group. This is Lynx's final holiday party with the "Mighty Minis"

Lynn is a master ice skater!

Lynx with his buddy Norah. They pretend that they are "old people" from Bluey, named Rita and Gerald

Nova and her friend Aria!

Corinne and her family made a trip down to DC! We went to the Air and Space Museum (because Corinne wanted to see it with a "real NASA scientist!" and then to the Spy Museum. It was a really great way to ring in the New Year!

On New Year's Eve (and Christmas, actually) we went to the Cofields' home to celebrate! Here's the adult crew...

...and kids!

The kids were so lucky to be treated so kindly by Santa this year! 

Christmas Day at the Cofield house!

Hot cocoa with alllll the toppings!

Christmas day gifts!

I wasn't feeling well, but Lynn took the kids to this jolly holiday party at the Wofford home!

Nova made reindeer antlers with Ellie as a part of a holiday game. Everyone has so much fun!

December 2025

 In December, the kids swam at the Christmas Champs and Riley Eaton 10U meets. They both did amazingly!! Nova was in the top 3 for every event (sans one, for which she was fourth) and Lynx qualified in 6 events at Riley Eaton, even though he's just 8. For reference, Nova qualified in just 1 event last year when she was 9. This is a TOUGH meet to qualify for!

CHRISTMAS CHAMPS VIDEOS - Nova crushes it! She gets first place in the 500 freestyle, beating all of the 9, 10, 11 and 12 year olds! Then she wins the 100 free in prelims and in finals...by a LOT! So exciting. As always, watch on mute so you don't have to listen to me cheer. It's annoying.

RILEY EATON VIDEOS - Nova and Lynx both swam fantastically at the Riley Eaton meet! 

I went with a group of RMSC moms to an axe throwing event! We were all terrible at it but we had fun!

Anisha and I try to get together for our birthdays each year, but she was in India for half of October, and our schedules filled in November. Eventually, I met up with her at her usual haunt - a Patriots Bar in Northern VA.

Friends!

This is actually in November and not December (oops!) This is at our annual Thanksgiving Day celebration at Lynn's boss's house. Lynn's boss's finger makes an appearance above.

Nova went to Wicked For Good with friends!

Julia and her family were down from Cambridge for Christmas so we got to see them!

Lynx completed (no joke) 402 push ups without stopping. It was amazing.

Nova was teaching Lynx how to play violin. They're so good to each other.

Fall 2025

 Hello fans! This fall the kids had so much fun with friends, swimming, and at school. They both grew a bunch and learned a ton!

Nova and I went to a marching band performed by all of the high schools in the county. She surprised me by wanting to stay through the entire 2 hour-long operation. I really enjoyed being with her. She plays the violin now at Page, so she can't do marching band herself one day, but it's fun to cheer on others.

We put on our own photo shoot for Christmas this year! The kids had a great time.

Trick or treating was a blast! It was actually warm out, even though I heard it was pretty cold in Minnesota! We stayed out until 8:30 or so, and neither kid was very tired, which is a first for us.

Of course we went with our neighbors, the Munds!

Our whole crew!!

Lynx lost his other front tooth! 

For Halloween, Lynx's buddy Liam dressed up as an "old man" and stuffed a pillow in his shirt. Lynx saw a picture of this, and then took it to another level! 

Of course, Nova took her turn in the ridiculous outfit too!