Christmas in Iowa

Well, I know some of you were on pins and needles waiting to know if we made it to Iowa for Christmas. Wait no more, we made it. It was a close call since I had Mckenna's flu on Tuesday and the weather was looking a little dicey on Thursday. We made it long before a snowflake fell and just in time to judge cookies at the Meade Family's traditional cookie decorating night.

Christmas Eve service was very nice even if Mckenna was so antsy that Matt and I got about half of the message. You just can't hold that girl down, she likes to MOVE! After service we returned home for our traditional roast dinner. Mom cooked several DELICIOUS meals as well as this one and  Mckenna was a fan! We let Brooke and Mckenna open presents first thinking that they would crash before we got done. Mckenna played the part of Santa and the unwrapper. She would bring the present to the person it belonged to, then "help" them open the presents up. One thing is for sure, Mckenna knows how to open up presents! After Mckenna willingly went to bed we finished opening up gifts and then played Mom and Dad's new game: Mexican Train Dominoes.

Mexican Train Dominoes was so much fun that Uncle Jim and Aunt Marge returned on Christmas day for a rematch! Christmas day was a relaxing day and Mckenna caught up on some of her sleep. We had a great Christmas in Iowa and made it home just in time for Matt to have the flu on Monday.

I have sanitized the house and opened the windows on Friday when it was in the 60's around these parts and fingers crossed we got rid of the buggies! ... Just in time for me to go back to work and carry the buggies back home (I hope not).

So without further adieu pictures from Christmas in Iowa!

Snow:

Mckenna got to sled, make a snow angel and daddy even showed her how to eat snow too!  

Presents:

Mckenna was spoiled once again! She got a table and chairs, octopus bath toy, Little People boat, princess rocking horse/ride on toy, and Cabbage Patch baby.

Dancing:

I took video of this! Papa Ken and Mckenna dancing to Christmas music. I might have to get special permission to release that video though! :) 

  Hanging:

Hanging out with Papa Ken and Nini. Mckenna and Papa Ken were trying to find something to watch. Once they found something she snuggled up with Nini and Sundae for a few seconds. 

We hope you had a good Christmas and we wish you the best for 2011! We know 2011 will be another year for the record books! 

Love from the Lucas Family!