Christmas time

We had plans to celebrate Christmas and Mom and Dad's 40th Anniversary at a motel in Algona, but thanks to Iowa weather - their was too much ice to come on Sat. Sherri hosted us on Sunday. We got to celebrate Christmas and mom and dad's 40th. Sheila and Roger and their family were enjoying the Florida sunshine and waiting to watch the Hawkeye's in the bowl game

We got mom and dad a Precious Moment with the 40th on it. We would have liked to do something more for them, but it really is hard this time of year

Eric and I weren't able to take much time off during the holidays; so we have been finding places for the boys during the break. Zach spent a few days with the Beenken's and Cale with the Josten's. On New Year's Eve, mom and dad brought Zach back to Ankeny along with my two nieces Cassandra and Alexis.

Zach, Cale and Cassie enjoy playing together. Cale had a game called Honeybee Hop and the three of them had more fun jumping and running around that thing. Every once in awhile we have to put a movie in just so it stays a little calm. I didn't have a picture, but Zach loves playing with his cousin Alexis. She is so good with him, played his Nintendo DS and the Wii together for hours.

Mom and dad, Eric and I and the 4 cousins enjoyed playing games on New Year's Eve night, we made it to 11 and counted down until the ball dropped in New York and headed for bed, so we could be ready to cheer on the Hawkeyes in the morning!