Santa Finally Came!

Scott and Sara posing for me on the couch.

Matt and Kelly's new baby boy Tynan. He was so good, what a cutie!

Mike and Courtney after opening presents.

We had a great Christmas. Unfortunately Matt's dad had the flu, so Christmas dinner moved to our house. We hope he feels better soon! It was so nice to see everyone. We are also hoping that Aunt Shyle takes it easy and gets better as well. We want to wish everyone a safe and healthy New Year. We will be heading up to Crystal for New Years with the Spanbauers, Carpenters, and Tideys. We can't wait!

Christmas Eve

I'm sure Jack is telling Ama and Papa some great stories.

Ava and Matt waiting for Mass.

So, I realize I should've taken the kids a little earlier than Christmas Eve to sit on Santa's lap, but...better late than never. The good news was that there was no line. I was relieved that they both went right to Santa and didn't cry. I was hoping at least one of them would smile. Not a chance. Oh well, maybe next year. We went in the evening with Matt's parents to mass at Assumption. It was a very nice service and started out with a little performance by some of the kids there. Ava was very interested in the kids sitting behind us and Jack just wanted to cuddle with his Papa the entire time.

Chicago

We had so much fun visiting our family in Chicago. Jack loved hanging with Adam, Tyler, and Emma. It was also great to see Uncle Rich and Aunt Colette. We finished our visit off with a quick trip to IKEA :) The only part that wasn't great was our drive back. We were cruising along until we hit Michigan. Too many accidents to count and white out conditions. Needless to say it took about 8 hours instead of the usual 4. Next time we'll visit when there is no snow on the ground!

Spanbauer Christmas Party

We had a fabulous time celebrating with friends at the Spanbauer's. The kids loved exchanging presents and watching movies. Thanks for the hospitality!

Snow Day!

Despite the fact that we just had a nice little break for Thanksgiving, it was still awesome having another day off. I had fun playing with the kids out in the snow. Ava was less than thrilled, so she stayed out for a short time and then watched Jack and I make snow angels and a snowman from inside. We'll have to keep taking her out, hopefully she'll like it more when she can walk.