Merry Christmas

 I hope Christmas was wonderful at your house.  We had my Dad here.  Attended candlelight service on Christmas Eve and went to dinner at Asbling on the Lough in Kenosha.  They have THE BEST food!  They also had a wood burning stove going and Santa Claus so it felt very Christmas-ey.  Christmas Day we spent time at home all day.  Tried a few new recipes - egg bake that was prepared the night before and left to set in the fridge till morn, a Crockpot chicken pot pie, and a chocolate pie from Pioneer Woman.  All was good and not too much work :) The kids enjoyed their gifts.  They got subscriptions to Kiwi Co and will be getting a crate in the mail each month.  They are enjoying their books, puzzles, and Lego too!  


Here is Natalie enjoying (and bathing in) her chocolate pie lol :) 


And here is our first stickable snow at the new house.  We got close to two inches.  




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