Chris is home!! He got home on Monday. We are thrilled to have him back just in time for Christmas. He has been super busy though so we haven't gotten to see him very much. I would include a picture of the boat returning, but I missed it! They came in early and we got there an hour and a half before we were expecting to see it, and dang it, it was passing by as I pulled up! I was MAD! Oh well. He's home now though.

Chris's dad came for a short visit. He got to go for a ride on Chris's boat for an entire day, and he got to visit with us. The kids loved having him here and he had to go back much too soon.

We had a Christmas party at the XO's house. There was lots of yummy food and good friends. There was even a visit from Santa. He gave each of the kids a gift. Wow, they sure enjoyed that. Well except for Lilly. She wasn't so happy to have some strange man in a big smelly red suit hold her.