Christmas Eve

We spend Christmas Eve with Jordan's side of the family and this year that took us to Trina and Garrick's new house in town. It was the perfect size to fit all of us with plenty of room for all the wrestling and super hero action that is necessary on Christmas Eve.
Thank you Trina and Garrick for hosting!

We were disappointed this year that the weather messed with our plans. We were unable to attend the Christmas Eve service at church and Kylie and Justin were unable to make it from Des Moines. We missed you guys!

Contessa was such a good girl all evening...staying up until 11 pm is tough when you are 18 months old!

Here's Aaron after some crazy wrestling move he and Sullivan were trying out!

And here the kids are waiting so 'patiently' for the gift opening to start!

More 'patient' and 'quiet' waiting...

We did get them to all sit still for a couple of group shots.
From left to right: Alexa (3.5), Avery (5.5) Lauren (8), Tess (18 mo.), Aaron (6), Adele (15 mo.), Sully (3.5). Just missing baby Jackson!

The kids are so blessed to have great grandparents living so close by!

I've got really fun pictures of the kids and some of their gifts but for now the kids are now all in bed and I think I better head there too.

We got word that by some miracle, my brother Robert's flight did actually arrive, on time, in Cedar Rapids and he is safely home with my brother Jordan! Now the weather needs to hold out about 12 more hours for everyone to arrive at my mom's house around lunch time tomorrow.

And with that, Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!