Christmas

Old man winter made another ugly appearance leading up to Christmas... Lots of rain and ice and then a fresh coat of snow on top.  Our Christmas Eve church service was cancelled so we decided to go to Grandma & Grandpa's church and have dinner at our house instead of trekking to the farm.  We enjoyed having Grandma, Grandpa and Uncle Brian at our house.  After opening one gift each, they headed home and we headed to bed to wait for Santa Claus.

Santa found Lucas and the first thing Lucas noticed was the cookie crumbs! 

The first gift Lucas opened from mommy and daddy was an Iowa State shirt.  He tore off his pajama shirt so he could wear the new shirt.  "On, pleeeeze."  ... with the striped pajama bottoms. 

And then, more unwrapping fun.

Brent and I both received wonderful presents, too.  The best part was neither of us had a clue what we were about to open; unexpected gifts are the best kind.   

After opening our gifts, we decided the weather had cooperated enough to make the three hour drive to celebrate with my family.  So we loaded up and hit the road.