There's no place like home for the Holidays!

We all went to Andy's parents house for Christmas dinner. We had Ham and potatoes and really yummy Broccoli salad. Not to mention apple, cherry, and pumpkin pie, YUM! We reenacted the Nativity, complete with a real baby (Our 5 week old nephew, Brigam). It was very cute having all the little one's dressed up in their costumes. I was very glad not to have to go through that all by myself at my house later that night. We went home at about 8 to find it had snowed 5 inches while we were away. So we rushed in out of the cold , took the last piece off our advent calender, sang a couple songs, and then opened up ONE present. The little kids expected something exciting but Sariah and Aubrey knew it would only be PJs, just like it is every year. We left out MnMs and Coke for Santa and threatened all the kids with a Santa-no-show if they didn't go to bed immediately. Then Andy and I went about our Christmas duties which just so happened to take until almost 5am this year, thanks to a 3 story wooden Barbie house. All in all pretty much the same Christmas eve we always have but It felt really good to be home and surrounded by our family, knowing we were all safe, healthy, and happy and that is something I will never take for granted.