Our usual Christmas break plans include leaving the day after Christmas for Kansas to see Darrin's family and some of my Kansas relatives. This year they were still having a blizzard the day after Christmas, so we delayed till the 27th. However, on the 27th there was snow moving in here from Illinois. Needless to say, the normally 8 hour drive to Kansas City (our first stop) took 12 hours! Caleb also decided to cut 2 teeth that day, so he was none too happy in the car. There was a point at about hour 8 that I truly thought we wouldn't make it to KC! However, we made it and spent the evening with my Aunt. The drive the next day was luckily a little better, and we made it all the way to Quinter (a little town off I-70 in Northwestern Kansas).
Opening presents with Aunt Diana
Diana bought this rocking horse for her granddaughter, and Caleb got to enjoy it too!
My cousin Trevor has this black lab named Ace. I don't even consider Ace in the same category as dogs...he is the most laid back animal I have ever seen...he will pretty much let you do whatever you want to with him. Caleb was really fascinated with Ace. He got to the point where he would drive his cars on him and crawl under him!
Caleb with my brother Patrick (AKA Uncle Pat) and my cousins Tanner and Trevor.
Caleb relaxin' with Grandpa Garry
Darrin and his "Mini Me"
Playin' with Aunt Kim
One of Caleb's Christmas presents was a gloworm...I had one like it (obviously an older version) when I was little that I took everywhere with me. Caleb's gloworm was a lifesaver on the trip. It was the one thing that he would want and it would calm him down. By the end of the trip he had figured out how to push the button to turn it on by himself.
Knocking down towers with Grandma Deanna
The boys ready to hunt
The pharmacy in Quinter (Darrin's hometown) put in this old fashioned soda fountain. It was really something to see. They had to get it from California.
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