I'm trying to remember back that far.....as it has been a while since I posted. I'm super sleep deprived right now but felt like I wanted to blog a bit before bed.
The holidays were.....different. This was the first year, in my life, that I did not spend Christmas in Illinois with my family. After traveling to Illinois to say goodbye to Grandma T, and the next month flying to Phoenix for Mom's 60th birthday, I was just pooped out. The thought of travelling via airplane with the kids just sounded overwhelming. So, we spent our Thanksgiving and Christmas here in California. It was nice and relaxing, and of course we missed the Trutter family so much. I had a huge surprise, though, when my parents and Lindsey flew in for the annual Christmas party! Despite Dad getting a pretty nasty cold/flu bug, it was a very fun time. He was quite the trooper through it all. It was a wonderful surprise and so fun to have them at the house for our party for the first time!
The holidays were.....different. This was the first year, in my life, that I did not spend Christmas in Illinois with my family. After traveling to Illinois to say goodbye to Grandma T, and the next month flying to Phoenix for Mom's 60th birthday, I was just pooped out. The thought of travelling via airplane with the kids just sounded overwhelming. So, we spent our Thanksgiving and Christmas here in California. It was nice and relaxing, and of course we missed the Trutter family so much. I had a huge surprise, though, when my parents and Lindsey flew in for the annual Christmas party! Despite Dad getting a pretty nasty cold/flu bug, it was a very fun time. He was quite the trooper through it all. It was a wonderful surprise and so fun to have them at the house for our party for the first time!
The kids had a wonderful Christmas, and so much fun! Owen this year was older and able to open gifts and really have fun with the festivities. Raegan got a new Elsa bike from Grandma Shari which might have been her favorite gift! Santa also brought them a giant car track, a doll house, and a train table.
We had a very nice time at Grandma Shari's for Christmas day, and Christmas Eve we did our traditional delicious dinner at Paul Martin's restaurant It was a wonderful holiday, and next year we look forward to being in Illinois for the festivities! It was tough missing Grandma T during this time of year that she loved so much because it brought the whole family together.
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