Last week Henry and I were chatting when out of the blue he said, "How did it get to be Thursday AND December?"
My thoughts exactly.
It's time again for the annual Rouw Family Holiday Quiz.
1. Where did our family go this year?
a) Adventureland in Altoona, Iowa
b) Georgia & Texas to visit relatives
c) A 90th birthday party for Chris’s grandpa
d) All of the above
2. What are we thankful for this year?
a) People who are accepting of differences
b) Splatoon, the video game
c) Kirk Ferentz didn't get fired
d) All of the above
3. What were Isaac's 2015 highlights?
a) Won Special Olympics medals in speed skating
b) Wore his K98.5 FM t-shirts to school
c) Told Mom "I love you" 237 times per day
d) All of the above
4. What did Noah do during the past year?
a) Sang at Opus Honor Choir
b) Watched Giorgio Tsoukalos and his crazy hair on Ancient Aliens
c) Changed from a tenor to a bass
d) All of the above
5. What did Chris do during 2015?
a) Traveled to New York City & met Seth Godin
b) Cheered on the Hawks with his brothers in Indianapolis
c) Was awarded Small Business of the Year
d) All of the above
6. What were Tyann’s highlights this year?
a) Screamed when her blog post went viral on Yahoo Parenting
b) Watched the twins surpass her in height
c) Listened to stories in the sauna
d) All of the above
7. What did Henry do this year?
a) Celebrated his golden birthday
b) Acted in Sturgis Youth Theatre & a UNI production of WonderLAND
c) Kicked brass playing the trombone
d) All of the above
8. What do we predict for 2016?
a) Tyann will wear a pink strapless dress
b) Chris will hitchhike to the Rose Bowl
c) We'll celebrate 17 years of marital bliss by singing along to K98.5 FM
d) All of the above
*Answer to all questions: d
Thanks to our friend Jon for creating the holiday quiz format. We've stolen his idea for more than a decade.
Merry Christmas & Happy 2016!
Chris, Tyann, Isaac, Noah, and Henry