Christmas 2013

 Nabholz Christmas





This year we started our Christmas in Ottumwa with the Nabholz side.  The weather was perfect for the drive down but then about 8 inches of snow fell during the night.  Keenan then took it upon himself to shovel moms many walks and her large driveway and deck all by himself. He was really feeling it the rest of the trip.

Riley warming up after a bath and eating breakfast with daddy

Mom was busy making all of her usual Christmas candy and to Keenan's delight she was also making chex mix. He found the smell irresistible and ate some before it even made it to the oven.

Liam and Olivia look so cute here!

It was fun to see everyone. Aunt Wanda came for the Christmas meal and Diane stayed the night.  Liam, Riley and Olivia seemed to really enjoy opening their gifts. Liam was going to pass out presents until he realized that he can't read the tags yet. Next year will be even crazier with another kid in the mix.

Gehman Christmas

      
 On Christmas morning we had to wake up Riley.  She was sleepy but still smiled as she was coming around.  That's more of a me thing and less of a Keenan thing. At least I have that, he likes to credit himself with her ability to sleep through the night well. I do appreciate that skill.
     She enjoyed exploring what treasures were in her stocking and playing with them before going to the kitchen to eat the traditional coffee cake ring. Yum!

Grandma reading Piper and Riley one of their stocking stuffers

  


Riley is opening her big gift! She started playing with her new kitchen before it made it out of the paper. Grandpa and Grandma did such a beautiful job. She even has a cute pink kitchen ornament to remember the Christmas that she recieved it.

 The slopes/ bunny hill

I was surprised at the warm days we
had to play in the snow during our visit because it has been so cold since we got home. It was the perfect day for Ainsley and Kaleb to build such a nice snowman.  Riley and Piper are learning to play better together. Provided everyone has had their nap and eaten recently, haha. It was cute watching them mimic Ainsley. Riley is chattier when she is around them.  Too bad we don't just live a little closer.

 Family Picture Time