Christmas in Oklahoma

We had a great visit with family in Oklahoma. Sunday, Drew's grandparents and aunt, uncle, and cousin came down to celebrate with us. Drew's sister Jenny was there with her 3 kids and Drew's brother Mike was there with his family as well. It was of course chaos with so many people, but fun chaos. We ate, opened gifts, and caught up. Molly was loving the fact that she is 100% a walker and she was all over the place. The boys loved playing with their cousins and trying to be like big cousin Conner. It was a great family day.

Monday we took the boys to the Lego store (Andrew's big treat) and then to the John Deere store (Matthew's big treat). The Lego store was perfect because practically everything was 50% off so Andrew was able to get a fun little Star Wars set for like 6 bucks. No one knew what to expect at the John Deere store. I had heard that a lot of them have a section with toys but we had never been. When we pulled up Matthew was in awe at all of the real life enormous equipment. Then when we walked into the store we realized it was basically a toy store. Matthew could not contain his excitement. It was perfect! After some shopping we went outside and let the boys (and Molly) climb on the equipment.

Monday evening, Drew and Andrew went to the OKC Thunder game with Mike and Conner. Ryan brought Ellie Kate and Henry over to Drew's parents so the little guys could have a fun night too. Of course the guys had a blast at the game. Andrew said his favorite part was his soft pretzel with cheese. They also had a sign making contest and Conner was a finalist and on the Jumbo Tron.

Tuesday we went over to Mike and Ryan's house to hang out. We had never seen their new house so we were so excited to see it. The kids had a great time playing with all of their cousins' toys. Mike and Ryan made delicious homemade pizzas and we had an awesome time laughing and catching up with them. Thanks for having us over!

Tuesday evening Paw Paw took our clan on a special limo ride to look at Christmas lights. We felt like celebrities and the boys thought it was SO cool! Thanks for the special treat Paw Paw.

After a jam packed few days we were worn out and ready to hit the road back to STL. We had a great visit and an amazing drive home. We only stopped ONE TIME on the way home! That is a world record!!! We picked up Max from his "hotel" and were home sweet home. As always it was a nice trip but so nice to be home in our own beds. Matthew was the happiest to have his bed back!