This weekend we had alot of family time which was great. Papa Jim & G’ma Barb came to Des Moines on Thursday to stay with us and spend a few days Christmas shopping. We had a great time while they were here. Thursday night we went to Jolly Holiday Lights (which were amazing as usual) and on Friday Anya & I met them for lunch while out and about doing some shopping of our own. Friday night the grandparents babysat while Jason & I headed over to Freedom for Youth where we volunteered with our church group to make a free walk-in supper. It was a lot of fun and the food was delicious.

On Saturday, Anya woke up cranky and with a fever, which usually means only one thing…..an ear infection. So, Jason & I whisked her over to the urgent care clinic and sure enough she had gunky ears. But, after a few doses of antibiotic, she is back to her normal (ornery) self! After we got that taken care of, we headed north to Forest City to celebrate Zachary’s 8th birthday! We stayed there Saturday night and had the birthday party on Sunday. It was fun and Zachary got a lot of cool presents.

Today Anya & I just hung out around the house, did ALOT of laundry and wrapped a few presents. The rest of the week will be gone in a flash with Christmas right around the corner.

Here are a few pictures of us at the Miller’s.