4 Down, 1 More to Go!

We are waiting for my brothers and their families to arrive today so we can celebrate our 5th Christmas! It all started on Christmas Eve with a trip to visit Mark's grandma and his mom's side of the family in Illinois. Then Christmas morning we woke up in our own beds and had our little family celebration. We then went to my parents' house to spend the rest of Christmas day with them. We spent Christmas night in the ER with Lydia who had some sort of viral infection with a cough and high fever. The next day we had Christmas with Mark's family. Tonight we have our final Christmas gift exchange and then we'll ring in 2009 at midnight. It's been a great Christmas despite the fact that Liddy got sick and couldn't wear her Christmas dress to church! The kids got way more stuff than they deserved and we ate way more food than we should have. The boys got a Wii game system and have had fun playing and watching the grown-ups try to play it! It's pretty bad when you wake up with sore muscles from playing a silly tennis video game! I'm posting from Mom's house now so I can't upload any pictures from Christmas to show you, but I'll do that soon. In the midst of the craziness, I hope I didn't forget to take a few! Have fun tonight as you ring in the new year with family and friends. Happy 2009!