We had such a great Christmas week having the whole family together again. 21 People in my parent's house for a week sure did make for a loud, messy, exciting time. Each family had their own room, with my brother's family in the basement. There were some delays with the flights coming home, but everyone made it by Christmas Eve night, and we were all together Christmas morning! What a great memory that will always be. Throughout the week, we enjoyed a family talent show, a Grinch skit by my parent's and brother, lunch with our Terre Haute cousins, a day in Columbus playing in an indoor area with lunch at an old ice cream shop, family photos, celebrated Annie's birthday, decorated gingerbread houses, sang Christmas carols around the piano, many late night games and good conversations. It was really nice to mostly stay home at my parent's and watching the grand kids all play well together. Of course we stayed up way too late, until 1-2 AM every night, and my body is still paying for it! I am so grateful we were all able to be together for Christmas. It is so hard to say goodbye not knowing when we will all see each other again.
On Christmas day, Kyhle and I drove over to Terre Haute to celebrate with his mom and step dad. It was a special day, because we were able to Skype with both of Kyhle's brothers on their missions. Saxon is serving in Santa Rosa, CA, and will be coming home in 2 months! Strom is serving in Salvador, Brazil, and has been out for 9 months now. It was especially cool that they were able to call at the same time and we all got to talk to them together. We stayed on Skype for two hours, and then Kyhle's mom hosted the missionaries for Christmas dinner. Unfortunately, we couldn't stay the night because Kyhle had to work early Thursday morning, so we drove back to my parent's later that night. I am also so grateful for in-laws that treat me like their own, and are always so welcoming.
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