An Ihrke visit

After making a lot of attempts we were finally able to get together with Chad, Christy, Alex & Becca. It had been long time (months!) and this past weekend was the 1st time we could meet up due to crazy schedules. I know it's only going to get worse as all the kids get older.

The weekend started out with the arrival of Sir Thor. He'll be staying with us for the week while Lynn & Tom are in Florida. We love having him here, and Jenna has been enjoying have an extra dog to throw things for. I'm not sure what he thinks of Jenna, but she sure enjoys him. He does very well with all the hugs and kisses she gives him.

Saturday the Ihrke's arrived and the kids enjoyed playing with each other. Bruce and I spent the day answering 'no' to "are they here yet?" about a million times. Andrew and Jenna were very excited to see Alex & Becca. After making homemade pizzas the kids turned their attention to the Christmas presents they knew they would eventually get to open. You can only hold off 4 kids for so long ;) Prior to presents we made an attempt at a picture in front of the tree:Then we let the kids rip into the gifts! 30 seconds later we were busy opening, assembling, etc.

Sunday morning Bruce & Chad took the kids sledding, it sounded like they all had a blast. Andrew was sad to see Alex & Becca leave on Sunday, but we're going to try to head down there in January....someone (Chad) has a birthday we need to celebrate. Plus Christy mentioned some great sledding hills that need to be checked out!