December 30, 2013

I can't believe Christmas has come and gone. It was truly a wonderful day. Really the whole week was fantastic and I'm excited to have a repeat of that this week! Our week holiday festivities started off with a drive to Topeka for Christmas Eve to spend it with the Shidelers. As usual we got stopped in traffic behind a pretty serious accident. We had the joy of sitting in stand still traffic for an hour pinned by a semi up against a wall. Hopefully no one was hurt in the accident and after some bonding with semi driver we were on our way. We really have a champ of a car rider. Ella most know already that she will be traveling the world with us. Christmas Eve was so fun hanging out with cousins and my grandparents getting to hold Ella. One of my favorite things was playing headbands with my uncle, dad, and cousin. Adam says our family cheats because we like to help each other out. Really we're just as competitive as the Hildebrandts. We were so blessed with a hotel room from my parents in Topeka and when we got there had goodies waiting on our bed. Adam and I got to wear our new Christmas pajamas, read Ella her Christmas books, and snuggle in bed for the night. Christmas morning we headed to my grandparents house where we all opened presents and then had breakfast casserole. We were on the road again after that headed back to Mob town for Christmas #2. I'm so thankful for my inlaws who sat and stared at Christmas presents under the tree waiting for us arrive. Christmas with Adam's family is so fun we all go in a circle opening one present at a time to see what everyone received. We topped off a fantastic day with a delicious dinner. I can't wait for next Christmas with Ella when she gets to open her own presents and participate more. I also can't wait to explain to her over the years why we celebrate Christmas.