On Thursday, Elliott had his three year check up. He's officially one happy, healthy, three year old boy. We basically just enjoyed the rest of the day at home since since it was snowing outside and pretty cold.
Friday was a fun day. John also had the day off. So, we ran some errands as a family and finished up some Christmas shopping. After that, we took the kids sledding at Spellerberg Park, and they had an absolute blast. We bought them a couple new sleds, and away we went. They went down the hill so many times. They went by themselves, together, and with us. It was really fun. They handled it really well. We sledded for a solid hour or so, and they didn't want to leave when we were done. It was adorable.
On Saturday, we headed to Minnesota to have Christmas with my family. We got to my parent's house around 2pm, and just spent most of the day hanging out and visiting. Mom let the kids open a couple gifts early, and they had fun playing with some new toys. In the evening, Ryan, John, and I met up with Michelle and Keith at the Frontier to catch up and have some cousin time, and to watch the Vikings/Packers Game. The Frontier was pretty dull, so we ended up going to Franklin, which was also fairly dull. We had a pretty good time though. We didn't get back to mom and dad's until 1:30 am, I am getting too old for things like that!!
Sunday was Christmas Eve. We spent the first part of the day just hanging out and playing with the kids. In the afternoon, we headed to Tim and Janel's for appetizers, visiting, and games. We also went to the Christmas Program at 6:30pm to watch Trevor and Jenna, and then back out to Tim and Janel's. It was a pretty fun evening, and was so nice to see everyone. The kids had a blast, and enjoyed all the attention. Emma bonded really well with Katie, and it was pretty cute. There was definitely too much wine, beer, and food consumed during the night. Also, a couple inappropriate games, but we all had a really fun time.
Monday was Christmas Day. We started off with church in the morning, and then we came back to mom and dad's and opened presents. The kids lost their mind opening all their gifts, and had a really great Christmas. They loved every second of it, and got pretty spoiled. After presents, we ate a wonderful lunch of Ham, Prime Rib, scalloped potatoes, corn, bread, and then some desserts. It was delicious.
In the afternoon, we did a white elephant gift exchange with the adults which was pretty fun. And then by 3:30pm we headed back to Sioux Falls, since I had to work the next day.
Yesterday, the kids headed out to Jim and Barb's for the next 4 nights!! Emma doesn't have school all week, and Jim and Barb wanted to have the kids all week, so we sent them out there. It's been kind of nice to get some tasks done at home, and enjoy some quiet evenings, but I miss my kiddos. However, I know they are having such a good time at the farm, and I will see them in a couple days. John and I took advantage of the alone time, and we went to Red Lobster and the new Star Wars movie last night, it was a nice little date.
We have a few more little tasks we want to get done around the house, and then Christmas #2 on Saturday! Just need to get through the rest of the week. And Saturday is supposed to be -3 for a high, so I plan to snuggle under some blankets all day!! And lots of Cocoa. :)
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| It finally snowed! |
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| Sledding!!! |
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| Wrapping presents |
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| The bus tent |
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| Cousins! |
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| Fun night in Franklin |
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| Merry Christmas!! |
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