A White Christmas

We had a successful Christmas again this year. I had to work a lot, but we still managed to get to Jackson for a day, and to Emily's house for a day. We raced to Jackson on Christmas Eve and made it to candlelight church service. Then, we went back to my parents for our traditional Oyster Stew Dinner. My Grandparents even made it this year before they headed down to Arizona for the season. Jake and Kyla were also around, along w/ Terri and her family, so it was a full house. After dinner we opened gifts and stayed up late playing games. The next morning we were off to Emily's in Lakeville for more food and presents. We did Fondue, which was great, and played a couple games. Landon of course hit the jackpot w/ all the presents he received. He says his favorites are his Dinosaur, his Scooby Doo Chia Pet, his Bublebee transformer, his Cash Register, and his Incredible Hulk socks and blanket.

An Early Christmas

Over Thanksgiving in Iowa we celebrated Christmas since my Grandparents would be in Arizona. The kids got PJ's and race cars. These are Landon's cousins...first and third cousins, I believe. This get together was shortly after Iowa CREAMED Minnesota in Football, so of course Ryan and his family came dawning their Iowa gear, rubbing it in to us MN folks. Ryans two boys are great wrestlers, and Landon just LOVED tackling them and wrestling around. He has a ways to go to be at their level, but something tells me every year he'll get a little closer.

Happy Holidays..

December has flown by, so we figured we better get our tree and decorations up...Landon loves looking at Ornaments every year and decorating the tree w/ them. This year, Grandma Jan sent him some Ninja Turtle ornaments which he was stoked about. Casey decided to be a Grinch and not put up any lights on the outside of the house, using the excuse that we just moved and don't have time or know where they are. At least Landon is in the full Christmas Spirit!!!

Love My Aunt Nancy

Over Thanksgiving in Iowa, we stayed at a hotel w/ a big swimming pool and Aunt Nancy came to stay too....The kids all LOVE their aunt Nancy. Landon is always asking when Aunt Nancy is coming to visit or when we can go back to a hotel to stay with Aunt Nancy. Thanks for a great weekend, Aunt Nancy!!