Illinois Christmas

A bitter sweet Christmas this year!  It was the last year we were in my childhood home for the holidays.  We had an absolutely wonderful time with all of my family and celebrating the birth of our Lord:).  It was a busy week filled with lots of fun and activities.  We put out cookies for Santa, played outside, rode the 4 wheeler, went to Christmas Eve service, read the Night Before Christmas with Opa, celebrated Christmas Day with my entire Prindiville family, and caught up on some R & R!  There was not one thing I would have changed about the whole holiday.  I loved every minute of it!

Barley loves being in the middle of all the action;)

The boys patiently waiting to open gifts

We bundled everyone up to bun off some energy outside

Aunt Kate loves her niece

The pups were so well behaved

Last family pic in front of the fireplace.  We have been taking pics here since preschool!

Emmett loves his Opa

Reading Night Before Christmas for the 1st time

I have always loved being in front of this Christmas tree since I was a kiddo

Christmas morning photo

Opa was helping Nora open up gifts

Combine time

Nora with Great Grandma

Grandma and her girls

The cousins getting ready for another round of gift opening

The best idea I have ever seen!  Chocolate covered wine! Oh my word!