We had a fantastic trip to St. Louis for Xmas this year. These are just a few of the many photos that I took. I'll probably have a whole extra post with grandma's photos as well! We left on a Tuesday morning (Xmas eve was on Friday) and headed south. Nate bought an extra cool hitchy-ma-thingy that hooked onto the back of our car and held a ton of extra luggage. He was pretty excited about it. :)
On Christmas Eve, we enjoyed our traditional feast at grandma and papa's house. Nate made potstickers and we had raw beef and onions, shrimp, cheese and sausage and a TON of other yummy treats. Aunt Kathy came with us and it was SOOOO much fun to have her along and share our Christmas with even more family! We had a fantastic holiday!
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Asher performs as a shepherd in his school program at Christ Lutheran, just a few days before we left for St. Louis. He did a great job!
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Nate does an amazing job fitting all our STUFF into the car to head south.
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All the kids packed in and ready to go!
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Rhy gets bored in the car as Roxy looks over her shoulder.
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Asher opens a gift on Christmas Eve.
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Brothers!
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Unwrapping presents!
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Rhy got a 3.5 foot tall Rapunzel doll from Aunt Kathy, and a matching dress for her, from me and my mom. She was SOOO excited!
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Gabe got Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Mario Kart from Aunt Gret and Uncle Leon.
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Playing with toys on Christmas Day while waiting for a super yummy dinner.
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The kitchen was busy with people chatting, cooking and helping out.
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Dad made an amazing cured ham that took six hours to bake. It was sooooo good!
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Everyone sits down to dinner at Gret and Leon's house.
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An English tradition, we all opened crackers after dinner.
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Each one included a paper crown that HAD to be worn!
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The day after Christmas (it was a white Christmas, if you can believe it!) we all went sledding and such a fun time! I'm not sure what is going on in this photo or why Nate is grabbing my dad's ankles ... I think it was a sledding chain.
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Dad and Leon, being goofy.
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Everyone trudging back up the hill.
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A tackle of Harrmanns/Jamesons.
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Gabe gets a face full of snow.
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Dad and Aunt Kathy went sledding for the first time in 40ish years.
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My handsome sledder being funny.
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Gretchen and my boys go for a sled.
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After Christmas, and back home, Rhy plays with her new doll.