Christmas Recap Part 2

Christmas Day we woke up and went to the Julotta service at church. Julotta is an old Swedish tradition of early morning Christmas service planned so that you leave the church just as the sun is rising, to symbolize us welcoming the light of Christ into the world.

After that we travelled to Iowa and the rest of the day was spent with Greg's family. We went to his mom's house where we were joined by her sisters and their families, her mom, and her in-laws. We also got to see Greg's sisters and their families/dates. We ate lunch and opened presents there.

How cute is this? I gave my nephew that shirt he's holding up in this picture. Right away he held it up to himself without any prompting. Isn't it funny what they pick up?

My mother-in-law, her two sisters, and their mom:

After that we went to my sister-in-law's home and celebrated Christmas with all of Greg's siblings. We had a fun evening...a little XBox, presents and some appetizers and wine, all while catching up with each other. It was a great way to cap off our roundtrip!

Can you say "ornery"? Greg and our nephew just look mischievous don't they?

Greg's little bro and his girlfriend Sammy:

Greg's sister Stephanie and her family:

Greg's sister Lisa and her girlfriend Danielle:

All in all it was a wonderful Christmas! I hope you all had one too!