We were very fortunate this year. We got to celebrate Christmas not once, not twice, not even three times, but four!
Last week, we had Christmas at the Urbans' house. The kids were so excited when Santa came and left presents out in Mama and Papa's yard. It was so extremely cold outside..it's amazing that Santa's reindeer could fly! Mama and Papa also got a surprise from all of us kids, when they opened up a trip to Hawaii. Aloha, Mama and Papa!
We spent Christmas Eve in Olmitz, Kansas on the farm. At one point, there were 29 people celebrating the holiday together. We enjoyed time with Brandon's family, especially his grandparents, and we definitely enjoyed that good old farm cookin'!
On Christmas day, we traveled home and celebrated with Megan and Barry and Isaac. Isaac appeared to enjoy his first Christmas thoroughly, and Ben and Grace helped him open his presents, too.
Yesterday, my mom and dad came over and we celebrated once again. Santa had come to our house in the morning and the kids had woken up at 4:45 a.m. We talked them into staying in bed (our bed!) until at least 6, but they never did go back to sleep. It was amazing that they lasted until Nana and Papa came at 1:00 p.m. When we opened the new Nintendo Wii, all four of us got our second wind. In fact, Brandon stayed up until midnight playing Guitar Hero. Ben had played Mario Baseball for awhile, I had played Harry Potter, and Grace (and all of us) practiced vocals on Disney Sing It.
Needless to say, we have had a wonderful Christmas, and we're looking forward to a fantastic new year as well...for there is still so much to come!!! Wishing you the best!
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