The amount of fun, food, and laughter we have during the holidays is such a blessing.
One of the greatest things about writing and putting pictures into this blog is reliving the moments.
Sometimes when I am busy taking the photos I don't really get to experience the moment until I see the photos again as I upload and edit them.
Christmas Eve day was spent at home as Andy worked the morning and the kids and I prepped and played. We were surprised by a visit from Aunt Tina and Uncle Brian in the afternoon before church.
The kids loved getting to spend a little time with them.
We attended church in Spirit Lake with Grammy, Papa, Grandma Nel, Nathan, Liz, and Andrew.
Marie was asked to carry the baby Jesus to the nativity scene during the mass...she was honored to do so and did a very nice job. The service was beautiful and it was a lovely way to pause as a busy family and celebrate Jesus' Birthday!
As always, we took a few photos after church...the boys had fun playing around with their bellies.
The babies are growing and it was a lot of fun to see Liz's belly this Christmas!
We even got to sneak over to the clinic for an ultrasound!
After mass we drove to Spencer to open gifts and eat many goodies.
The kids had so much fun playing with their family and of course opening those presents!
Bennett was thrilled with his Turtle mask and sword, Brooks couldn't stop playing with his plane,
and Marie was very excited about her Easy Bake Oven.
After hot cocoa and cookies, we packed up and drove back to Spirit Lake to await Santa's arrival!
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