Christmas Eve

We arrived to St. Louis ahead of schedule and ready to spend time with family. Cousins could not have arrived sooner. Thanks to the weather we kicked our stay off with pork steaks and conversation. 

Iowa Christmas

This year was different, fast and I can’t believe we were able to pull it off. (Thanks to a little elf that helped us get all the wrapping done while I was at work!) It was different because you two are getting older and the spirit is fading just a little bit. 

While our tradition of tree cutting down and decorations remains strong, its harder to make what’s under the tree special. Perhaps we really should shift our focus to who is around the tree...and I’m pretty sure we’d have a win. 

Christmas spirit

You guys have been eyeing these reindeer for some time. I thought I’d surprise you and dad with them but they were sold out. So when dad said he was going to buy other ones it was easy but disappointing to say maybe not this year because the others were cheap and not as nice. 

Long story short we had a fun evening putting them together. They do look pretty cute and it’s fun to hear what you guys have to say about them. The elves even made a scene this am with them.