We were able to go home for a few weeks around Christmas to spend time with friends and family. It was a wonderful trip full of lots of relaxing, holiday fun, and traveling, including eight plane rides! We even enjoyed some beautiful snow! Here is a picture recap of our time at home.
The day before we left, all of Cameron's classmates gave him a big hug when I went to pick him up! He missed two weeks of school while we were home.
We spent a few days in our hometown at the beginning of the trip. When we arrived at the airport after our long flight, our luggage was nowhere to be found! Thankfully, it arrived the next morning!
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| Playing with grandpa while we figured out the luggage situation |
We woke up the next morning to a beautiful, snowy day. This is a picture from my parent's front porch.
After a few days, Cole needed to head south for work, so we all went with him to visit with friends and family there.
We visited an animal park with some friends.
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| Looking at the animals from the back of a pick-up truck |
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| Cameron was a little scared of the huge cow! |
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| Great friends, Steve and Debbie! |
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| Rachel and I |
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| Harrison wanted to say "hello" from the front of the truck! |
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| Cameron, Steve, and Lydia |
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| Trying to feed the sheep |
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| Lydia, Cameron, and Harrison |
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| Great friends, Nate, Rachel, and Lydia |
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| Cameron and Lydia...we secretly hope they get married! :) |
We took care of some doctor appointments. Harrison is very healthy and happy!
We also got to spend some great quality time with Jessi and Jack!
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| Trolley ride! |
Christmas cookies!!
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| FULL belly after cookies! |
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| Fun with uncle Jack! |
We spent the last few weeks back with our parents. As a side note, it's been quite a while since Cole or I have been home and I forgot how beautiful the farmland is. We also have so many fond memories from our time there. For those who don't know where we lived, I took a few pictures around the house where I grew up.
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| Yes, that is a horse and buggy! |
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| The steeple in the distance is the church where Cole and I got married! |
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| The farmhouse where I grew up |
Here are some pictures of our time with my family
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| Looking for a Christmas tree |
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| Decorating with grandma |
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| Finished product in their Christmas jammies! |
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| Dinner with my mom |
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| Yummy mexican meal |
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| Christmas Eve ice cream with grandpa |
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| Enjoying the snow! |
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| Tuba with my brother Clinton. |
Christmas morning!
Time with Cole's family
More Christmas cookies!
Christmas morning!
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| So excited about his truck! |
It was great to be able to spend so much time with each of our families while we were home. However
, we were happy to be home when we arrived back in Gent!
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| Killing time at the airport |
We're looking forward to spending our first New Year's in Gent!
