Thanksmas

It seems it gets more and more tricky to find a weekend for my family to get together. Even with my brother, sister, and I being an hour apart, all of us are so busy with this and that. So this year it worked out to get together for Thanksmas. We had a turkey dinner along with exchanging gifts and getting dressed in our Christmas attire. We all arrived at my dad's on Friday evening and some of us took in a local basketball game. I had not been back in my high school for a very, very long time. It was fun! On Saturday morning, we awoke to news reports that many buildings in my hometown's downtown had caught fire and were considered a complete loss. It was a very sad way to start the day. Plus, my brother had been sick prior to coming to my dad's and thought he had shaken it, but he got a second round of it and was pretty down and out for the day. There were some highlights mixed in there though--the kiddos played Just Dance 2 and shook their little tailfeathers, we got to see my aunt and uncle, we also saw our neighbors and friends, we exchanged gifts, we shared a delicious meal, we watched movies, the Badgers won and are going to the Rose Bowl, Brian started to feel a little better later in the evening, Megan opened her first round of Christmas presents, and of course just being together. I have said this before, but it is so neat that we are all able to stay in one place together. I love when all the kiddos are in their jammies and playing together. With 8 adults, 8 kids, and 1 dog, there is never a dull moment. We came home today and found a winter wonderland. While we were gone, the first snow that stuck arrived and sure did make it feel like winter.

Grandma Chris made all the girls aprons!