Christmas Day

On Christmas Day we always do the drive from my parents in Marion to Adam's parents in Ames. We weren't so sure that was going to happen this year because of the storm they were saying was going to roll through. Since all we had gotten up to Christmas Eve was rain we thought we were in the clear but then they predicted the temps were to drop and if that was the case everything was going to ice over. We decided we would wait until morning to see what the weather would bring. We woke up on Christmas Day and things looked good so we packed up all our belongings and headed to Ames. Reagan was less than thrilled to climb into her car seat!

About 30 miles outside of Cedar Rapids we ran into some snow. It was coming down pretty hard and boy was it windy. After a quick phone call we were told we would be driving out of it in a few miles so we decided to treck on. The rest of the drive wasn't too bad except for the closer we got to Ames. The temperatures started to drop so the roads started to ice over. Thank goodness Adam is a good winter driver!!

Reagan got to open some more gifts and see her Uncle Ben who was home for the holidays. It was good to see him one more time before he leaves for more training and then back to Afghanistan. We are all very proud of him and continue to pray for his safety.



Of course Christmas wouldn't be the same without a game of Phase 10. If you haven't played this card game before make sure you have several hours to spare. I think I am one of the few members of the family that really enjoy playing this game year after year! We threw in the towel at 11:30 this year, but Ben was happy to say that he was the declared winner! He had the fewest amount of points and passed the most phases! I'll reclaim my title next year:)