Christmas 1: Joe and Bobbi's!

We had our first Christmas mid-December with my husband's side of the family! I always enjoy this Christmas because it's the first one, I don't feel rushed, and I'm not totally stressed out or tired yet! Plus, it seems as if we rarely ALL get together very often anymore. Everyone has their own schedules and lives and kids activities so it's much harder than it used to be!

We celebrated Kyle and Emily's engagement (wedding date: July 26, 2014), opened presents, had  homemade pasta and chicken piccata, and caught up on everyone's lives. It was a great night!  Here are a few photos that we took for Bobbi and Joe's Chrsitmas cards of the kids! We sure are blessed to have 8 healthy kids!