We woke up Thursday morning around 8am. It was nice that the kids slept in for a change. The kids were excited to find out that Santa had been here. We opened gifts up right away. Kailey got exactly what she wanted "a KITCHEN." She was so happy that Santa brought her it. Cohen got what he wanted too. Cars, cars and cars. He got the Shake & Go Crash cars race track with cars. The kids played with toys, wound up from the morning take from Santa while Jaime and I packed for the trip to Chicago.
We left around 11am and arrived just before most of my family did at 3pm. It was a very nice evening. My cousins and aunts were there. My cousin's 5 month old baby girl Taylor was there as well. It was the first time I have seen her in person.
Dinner was great. Ham, roast beef, potatos, plus a million other things I cant even remember. The kids opened gifts and then the adults did our normal $15 grab bag gift exchange. It was a great time stealing gifts from each other and laughing our way through it. Everyone had a wonderful time visiting with each other. With all thats gone bad in the world over the last 6 months, it was nice to see everyone happy and healthy. I posted some pics below from the day (some from in Iowa and some from Chicago).
were to cool
oops, I forgot to take my clothes off
