Holiday Craziness

The past month just flew by. Work has been crazy, home has been crazy, and life (in general) has been crazy. Not to mention, we threw a 10 day trip to Illinois in the mix that included five Christmases, a wedding, and two EXTREMELY long drives (17 hours each way). Is now a good time to mention neither of us drink coffee or soda? We were two very exhausted people during the month of December, but our 10 days in Illinois were fabulous!

We enjoyed lots of time with family...

 We squeezed in breakfast, lunch, and dinner with as many friends as we could and asked strangers in restaurants to take our picture...

My mom married a really tall man...

 We had a lot of fun at the wedding...

And my mom is really happy. Welcome to the family, Chris! We love you both!

But that wasn't all we did...

We decorated cookies...

We imitated elves occasionally...

We watched dogs in sweaters open up Christmas presents...

We tried to keep our sanity at some points...

 We spent time with our niece, Rachel...

We did our makeup and braided hair...

And we were blessed with tons of presents.

The holiday craziness is over now, and we're thankful for the time we could spend with our family and friends. We were blessed beyond measure this year, and we can't wait to see what the Lord has in store for us in 2011.