The 50th Anniversary

After Christmas in Olathe we headed to St. Louis for another big celebration. Andy's parents were celebrating their 50th Anniversary! All of the brothers were in town for the occasion, and it was wonderful for all of us to be together. A lot of family and friends were there too, and it was a great party.

Kansas Christmas

We took advantage of the holiday leave period and launched off on a 10 day whirlwind holiday tour of the mid-west…first stop, to visit Grammy & Pop-Pop for Christmas in Olathe, KS. The kids had a great time playing with all of the toys in their basement...and Pop-Pop had a great time feeding the kids pie with extra whipped cream (usually three times a day). Brittany and Pop-Pop finished two pumpkin pies in three days! Yikes!

We had a wonderful Christmas. It was so great to spend the holidays in Olathe. We loved being with Grammy and Pop-Pop. We were also fortunate enough to meet up with Dave, Jen and Ed for dinner and drinks. It is always great to catch up with our friends. Our last night in town, we spent the evening with Dan and Angie (who had just returned from Angie's folks). We did yet another gift exchange, and it felt like Christmas all over again. We are blessed to have such wonderful family and friends.

Let it snow!

We have had about 10 inches of snow over the last couple days. The kids are in heaven! They have been introduced to sledding and snowball fights, and they have responded to each with great enthusiasm. Not as much fun, however, is the 30 minutes of prep time just to walk out the front door. Also, a note to parents who are new to the cold: when you tell your kids to put snowpants on, make sure they keep their own pants on underneath. This will save them the embarassment of taking their snowpants off at their friends house with nothing on but underwear. :)