Christmas Update

It's been a while since I last posted. We have been busy and we were out of town for the holidays. Things have been a little busy since we've been home and now I finally have time to get to the blog. We spent Christmas in California with Jon's family. Thankfully, we had four days to rest and relax before the rest of the siblings arrived with their kids. We love our nieces and nephews, but it gets a little crazy and loud when all nine are staying in the same house with 13 adults. Yes, there were 22 of us staying in one house for five days. We had a great time, and everyone got a long for the most part. Christmas Eve was quite the event. The kids had so much energy, they were literally bouncing off the walls with excitement knowing Santa would be coming. It was a little overwhelming, but a lot fun seeing their excitement. Wouldn't it be fun if we could get that excited about Christmas every year? Oh wait, Jon does get that excited every year. He didn't show the usual excitement this year that he has in the past. He wasn't feeling too well and with all the kids, he just couldn't compete. Christmas morning was one big party of opening presents. It was a little crazy and there were presents and wrapping paper everywhere. The kids had a blast playing all day with their cousins and their new toys. The adults relaxed, played games and took naps. We had a great time in California, it was the last Christmas Jon's family will have in their house. His parents are hoping to sell the house this year, so it was wonderful that everyone was able to make it home for Christmas. Jon's mom said she couldn't remember the last time she had all seven of her kids home for Christmas. This year she had all her kids plus 13 more for Christmas.