Christmas Morninig with McGarry's (December 20th) followed by long drive to ND

Wow! I'm so glad we brought our stockings to Minnesota with us because Santa came last night! We must have been good this year because they were full of great gifts for each of us!

Just for fun, we then packed up and were out the door on our way to North Dakota before 10 am! I think we are crazy! We did pretty well, but realized we forgot Will's winter jacket in the closet in MN after it was too late to go back and get it. We got to have wonderful chicken and noodles for dinner and then got to visit with Great Grandma Nona and Great Grandpa Budd. Here are some pictures:

But, I like reindeer! William admires Great Grandma Gerry's Christmas tree.


Grandpa tries to distract reindeer boy.


Click on this one to look at really big - it is too funny with both of them laughing! Also note the climbing is beginning as Will stands on someone's present (Sorry!).


What makes us laugh so hard? Throwing Elmo off the chair onto the floor.

Uncle Mike takes his turn keeping Will out of trouble.


Helping Grandma with her crossword...

The past few days, the amount William eats has dropped dramatically. I wasn't sure what was going on - here is a toofer check in progress. The verdict? I can feel the spikes of four (4) molars coming in!

Here, let me help you with that. William loves all things with buttons that make noise. Cell phones, remotes, computers, and hand held games.