Christmas

Isaac's first Christmas was busy. As I had posted on facebook, if stuff equals love than Isaac is really loved. He got way more than he will every need. We took off Thursday for Indiana and around Louisville, Isaac started screaming. He had had enough for the car (and so had Chris and I). We luckily didn't run into any bad weather and arrived around 6 or 7 p.m. to my parents' house. Marvin didn't make the trip with us, so the car had some more space than usual. My parents ordered Jimmy John's for us (yummy!). My niece and nephew also were spending the night that night, so we got to spend some time with them. Cousin Elizabeth and her boyfriend, Mamie and Papaw, and Leann and Andrew all came to see us and hang out for a little while. Isaac loved to watch his cousin Ty play.

The next day we went to the Japanese steakhouse with the kids and my parents and Mamie and Papaw. We celebrated Audrey's second birthday at Andrew and Leann's. We also did our family Christmas that night with Leann's mom and her boyfriend. Isaac really liked playing with this cousins and their toys.

Santa visited Isaac on Christmas morning at my parents' house. He really liked his food and his piggy bank. We then went over to Andrew and Leann's to see what Ty and Audrey got for Christmas from Santa. We also had some doughnuts together. My mom and dad made a ham lunch for us back at their place, and we let Isaac play for a little while. After that we went to Mamie and Papaw's for Christmas. Isaac was very tired, but he enjoyed seeing his family and sitting at the boys' table. I think everyone was impressed by how much avocado Isaac could put away. I spent most of the night hiding in the kitchen, so that Isaac wouldn't be so clingy. I thought the gift I got from my Uncle Rick was hilarious! I got a dog training book and some treats. Marvin this summer had bitten him, so it was a very appropriate gag gift! Isaac got some great outfits, a car toy, and a puzzle.

The next day, we went to visit my other grandparents. Isaac and Audrey had fun running around and chasing the dog. It was really great to see them as well and for them to see Isaac. Andrew, Chris, and my dad watched the Colts game while my mom, me, and Isaac visited with Mamie and Papaw. We had Mexican for dinner that night at Andrew and Leann's. Audrey and Isaac had a blast playing in the tents. That day we also discovered Isaac's fourth tooth!

On Monday, we headed up to Chris's family. I will let him write about our experience up there. The car was packed to the brim after we left his family a few days later. We barely had any room to move in the car. Isaac did not enjoy the ride back home. It was difficult for all of us. We were glad to be home. It was even more awesome to see Marvin. We all really missed our dog. It took some time to unload the car, and we are still making returns and reorganizing everything that we got for Christmas. Hopefully by this weekend and with the past three snow days off of work, we will have everything cleaned, organized, returned, and ready for the next adventure.