We've known Steve and Jean Swisher since our days in China. They have been faithful friends over the years, making trips to visit us in the various places we've lived, and hosting us as we made our most recent move. It was fun to have them in our home and share some of the Christmas season with this dear family.
We were glad to meet adorable Adelaide, their youngest!
We did a few of our Christmas countdown activities together, like make our favorite Christmas treat: Peppermint Pretzels!
Then it snowed, the girls decided we needed to make sugar candy like Laura Ingalls Wilder and her family made - fun!
Most of the photos in this post are from the Swishers and I thought these next three were especially beautiful!
We went to the brand new Museum of the Bible and thoroughly enjoyed exploring the exhibits, including some interaction with people in Nazareth!
The snow didn't keep us from enjoying an afternoon at the Botanical Gardens:
We also took our first tour of the Capitol Building! Jean had arranged a tour for their family and was able to add us to the group. It was a neat experience to share with friends, especially as the kids and I are working our way through U.S. history in school this year.
What's the best way to keep kids entertained while Mom and Dad are packing the car?!
Thank you for sharing your vacation days with us, Swishers!
