Merry Christmas!! Was yours as wonderful as mine? I hope so! We got to enjoy TEN days in Chicago, 7 days with my parents and 3 with my sister. Well, more like 48 hours with my sister since her family got hit with the flu all week and we weren't able to get together earlier as we had planned. So our 5 days with her whittled down to 48 hours spread from Friday to Sunday. But it was still wonderful!! (and worth Avery's current fever just to be with her family!)
We did so many wonderful things and it really was like coming home. We went to the Museum of Science and Industry (still wonderful...though very different), made gingerbread houses and candy trains, drove around squished into the car singing Christmas carols, played with the marble run, went sledding, and ate delicious food. We also did things I've never don't before, like going to the historical farm museum and the nature center (I guess I used to go when I was young, but I don't remember that). I felt rejuvenated (though exhausted) and totally uplifted in every way. It was wonderful to be with my parents who are the greatest examples to us and our girls I've ever known. I just love being around people who make me better! Our girls were on their best behavior all week and were completely fascinated by being at Grandma's house, with no mention of boredom all week. Braden and I grew closer and closer all week, ending a great year on such a great note. As a couple and as a family, we really are better than we've ever been, and I love it.
I gave my mom the gift of time this year and did all the cooking all week. It was such a treat and a total delight for me, and she couldn't stop raving about how wonderful that gift was. While I cooked, she played with the girls, then did most of the cleaning afterwards. What a gift to me too!
Braden took these old tritooth metal traintracks and created all sorts of designs with them to create awesome marble runs. He and the girls had a blast with it all week. Definitely a high point. Keara and Taryn both had their best experiences sledding, though we were basically sledding in grass because we went before the big snowfall. Still, it was so fun.
Being there definitely made us both want to come back every year, though I know we can't really do that. Still, it was magical and wonderful and so worth every moment.
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