Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Christmas fun

Christmas Eve!  We have been trying to figure out how to celebrate the different aspects of Christmas while maintaining balance, a focus on our Savior, and keeping everything low-key with everything going on at church.  We thought we had it figured out until Jared got a call at lunch to head to the hospital for an emergency situation with a church member.  Life never goes as we plan...

After Jared got back from the hospital, we opened gifts to each other and talked to my parents via Skype.  We didn't have gifts to open because our box from Michigan got a free trip to California and then back to Iowa first, but thats ok because our box to them went to Florida.  Go figure.  :)

Instead of boring you with pictures of Timothy ripping paper, here is Timothy conducting a full examination of daddy with the hit gift of the day, a doctor's kit.

First the ears...


Reflexes were good...


Pulse nice and strong...


He contemplated surgery...


But opted for a hug instead.  :)


Christmas Day!


The Erickson side of the family at Eric and Michelle's house.  I don't have anything else from the day because I put my camera down and enjoyed the crowd.  With 22 eventually sitting down together for a meal, it was a very happy, noisy, and delicious meal followed by lots of festivities.


The next evening we celebrated with the immediate family and did a gift exchange.  Again, instead of the normal gift opening pictures, here are a few of the boys, eating bananas.  It was quite comical...





Jared and his 12 beers of Christmas (many thanks to my father-in-law for collecting the variety)


Back at home, Timothy really enjoyed the new headlamp.  Thanks Uncle Keith and Aunt Jill!  :)



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