Christmas fun!

Christmas was a blast! This break was so needed and I got completely spoiled. I had 3 weeks with my husband and I didn't have to share him with medical school at all! It made going back to school so hard, but I guess real life had to continue eventually. We had to drive 20 hours to get to Rupert and that was not a fun drive. Noah cried the entire time...until he finally fell asleep two plus hours after his bedtime and after we had been in the car for at least 8 hours. But the way back was better...Noah finally figured out that we couldn't save him and he would only cry for an hour or so...instead of 8 before calming himself down. But Aben was awesome! And what 2 year old is ever good in the car, so it was such a blessing!

We got to spend the week and a half before Christmas with the Rutschkes and the kids as well as the adults had a blast. Sean and I were even able to sneak away on a real date without the kiddos thanks to our awesome brother and sister-in-law, Layne and Sarah. Aben absolutely loves playing with his Rutschke cousins. He really enjoys playing with older kids and they all play so good with him. We would find him trying to act like the big boys and it was the cutest thing ever!

 It was hard to leave the Rutschkes, but I was excited to see my family in Utah. We all met up in Mapleton at Zach's house and it was a blast. I was so sad that we didn't get to play with Jerry and Ashley and their cute kids since they were so sick the whole time we were there, but I'm glad we got to see them at least. We even got to spend some time with the great grandparents; Grammy and Grandpa Taylor spent Christmas with us and we then drove up to Holden to see Grandma Tuttle.

 It's Christmas...we're allowed to stay in our PJ's all day...right?

It was a miracle that we were able to fit everything in the car on the way back. It definitely made for a tight car ride home! Even though it was hard...home is always a good place to be! 

 Packed to the max!

How we fit all of this in our car is a mystery!

Christmas was awesome and I am already looking forward to next year so we can see all our family again! We are so blessed to have such wonderful families!

 Enjoying the Christmas tree lights 

 Christmas sweaters!

 Santa's presents for our family!