Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas 2014! We are back in Bondurant now and "recovering" from all our Christmas travels...but we truly had a wonderful, blessed time in Storm Lake! I read something on Twitter yesterday and I think it is truly fitting for these post-Christmas days: [Dear God - I want to take a minute, not to ask for anything from you. But simply to say thank you, for all I have.]

We headed to SL on Christmas Eve when Josh got off work...and these two traveled happily with their Snackeez (thank you Jen and Joey)!

Christmas Eve at G & G Barber's house...

Merry Christmas morning!!!

We unknowingly dressed alike on Christmas...how good are we? :)

On Christmas night, we drove to LeMars to spend time with my dad's family...and of course, had to drive by the giant light display outside of town! Typically, there is a guy handing out candy canes...but on this night, they had left the candy canes in a bowl...we made Josh get out on the muddy gravel road to get some for the kids...he was SO happy. :)

The joy of Christmas!

Day after Christmas, drowsy cartoon watching...

And Saturday before we left SL, Josh got sick...awesome...

One last picture with Grandma Petersen!

And can you believe it?? Santa left the kids bikes at our house in Bondurant! Their reaction was priceless!

And just for fun...Christmas 2008...

Christmas 2009...

Christmas 2010...

Christmas 2011...

Christmas 2012...

Christmas 2013...