Christmas was worth the long trip...

Well, we made it from St. Louis to Omaha and back again with a dog and a sick baby and it was definitely worth it. We were able to celebrate the holiday with our family and friends and we enjoyed every minute of it.
We spent several days with my (Sara) family. Isaac was able to meet the grandparents, aunt and uncle, cousins, second cousins, great aunts and uncles… all of which Adam still can’t keep straight. (I have to admit my family tree is a little confusing) We were all able to enjoy each others company and even play a little poker. The West family celebrated Christmas on Sunday and Isaac definitely made out with the most gifts.
Adam also got a great gift too. This year I was actually trying to get Adam a gift and it be a surprise but as always Adam caught me red handed. (I need to learn to be a little sneakier) Adam has been complaining about his cell phone for quite some time now and he wanted to buy a new palm pilot phone but they are pretty pricey so of course he would never actually go and purchase it. So, I thought as a surprise, I would go get him this phone that he liked. Well, long story short while my dad and I were in the Sprint store working up an elaborate plan with the salesman in walks Adam. BUSTED!!! So once again, I was not able to surprise Adam but on the bright side I didn’t have to wrap his gifts. (He was with me when I purchased his other gift).
Everyone on both sides of the family received Web cams. This will allow the grandparents to see baby Isaac and the other grandchildren as often as they please. We were able to test out the web cams on Christmas morning and talk with my brother Brian and his wife Erin. They even gave us a tour of their new home in Houston. We were sad that we didn’t get to spend Christmas with them but it was great to see them via the web.

On Christmas Eve, we made the trip to Lincoln to celebrate the Breed family Christmas. It has been tradition for the Breed family to meet in Lincoln and go out to dinner, then to church and then over to Great Grandpa and Grandma Breed’s for the gift exchange. Well, this is the tradition that I had heard so much about but never participated in. Surprisingly after Adam and I being together for 8 years I have never been to the Breed family Christmas. It was as wonderful as the stories I had heard (even if it was a little modified from the original ritual). I also got to see Great Grandpa and Grandma Breed’s house for the first time. Again, I had heard so much about it but never have actually seen it. It smelled (good) and looked just as described. We spent Christmas day again with the Breed’s and were able to watch our twin nieces (age: 16 months) open their presents. They are at just the age where the wrapping paper is just as much fun as the actual gift.
We spent the remainder of the week visiting with other family and friends. We even had our first baby sitter so we could make an appearance at the Kirby Christmas kegger. Adam hadn’t played flippy cup in awhile…so he was a little rusty. For those of you that we did get to see, it was a pleasure and for those that we didn’t we hope that we can get together the next time we are in town.