We made it down to Iowa around 1:30, just in time for lunch with my mom, sisters and brother-in-law. We were banking on the idea that Larkyn would take a nap on the way down and wouldn't need one in the afternoon. Well that didn't happen! Luckily she ate pretty well and was preoccupied by family and gift opening for the majority of the afternoon and wasn't too crabby...yet!
Around 4 we were off to my aunt's house for my mom's side family Christmas. We tend to always have a family activity of some sort and this year was the Nativity/Christmas Story. My aunt gave each person in the family a role or character to play in the story. We had 15 minutes to go through the house and come up with a costume. I was given the role of Mary, Shea was Joseph and Larkyn was one of the angels. As you can see from the pictures below, our family got quite creative. Gotta love the red sleeping bag Inn Keepers and one of the 3 kings...King of Clubs to be exact!
Can't forget our little angel...the good and the evil!:)
My Uncle Randy decided it would be a good idea to take our family photos in ugly sweaters this year. So between raiding our Grandma Barb's closet and a few extras the pictures turned out great! The best was hearing my grandma reply how cute a sweater was after someone was saying how ugly it was, or when Chad put on his blue sweater and gram says "well I just wore that this week!" Shea's sweater was one of my favorites...shoulder pads and a nice view of his mid-drift. Though Luke's sweater with the mock turtleneck and kitties probably topped them all! We had a great time celebrating Christmas together. It is always fun getting together with everyone. 28 people, 1 dog, and counting always makes for an entertaining time!
Larkyn made it until just after 7 before Shea packed her up to take her home to bed. Without a nap, she did well, but was surely fading fast. The two of them went back to my mom's for bed...well Larkyn went to bed. Shea put on his cheese head and cheered the Packers on to victory!
Monday morning we went over to my dad and Vickie's place for brunch and a Christmas celebration. Larkyn was spoiled yet again with all of the wonderful gifts. She loved her new purse, headbands and clips, as well as some puzzles, coloring books and new desk.
Larkyn spent most of her time loving on everyone and bouncing from one person to the next. Pretty sure she enjoyed the holidays with her family!
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