Sunday morning came around fairly quickly and the rest of the day similarly flew by. After going to church, we rushed home to change and get ready to host the "big" Meinhart Christmas. There were around 75 that attended and true to Meinhart gatherings, there was WAY to much good food to go around and not nearly enough time to visit with everyone. Though the competition came down to the wire, the annual "Meinhart Mishap" award was given to Allison for her memorable finish to Mark and Sarah's wedding. We did notice that this year there seemed to be more of a "throwing up" theme than in years past.
There was also the gift exchange, which was supposed to be related to the number 10. Gifts ranged from $10 gift cards, to Ten High and Cap-"ten" Morgan, to hot dogs and any thing else that came in a package of 10...or a package of 12 with two removed (Bud Light)! One thing's for sure, there were well over 10 laughs for anyone who participated.
The rest of our week was spent relaxing and catching up with family. Marie and Joey enjoyed playing in the garage in the sand and in the walker (respectively). We also made it to watch Cousin Marty play BBall on Tuesday.
Our trip to St. Louis on Wednesday fell through when Great-Grandpa Boedeker wasn't feeling well and went to the hospital. So instead, we visited Cousin Ang and her kids and got to see her brand new barn. (See a follow-up post for other excitement that went on during that visit.) Grandma Meinhart and I did go see Great-Grandpa on Thursday. It was a long day, but he was feeling better and we were very glad that we went.
Friday was spent getting ready for our trip back to Michigan. Jon also found out how hard it is to buy tires on New Year's Day and ended up having to patch a hole in one of our tires. I'm so grateful that I married a car guy!
Our drive back to Michigan on Saturday took us through Valpo to see Great-Grandma and Grandpa Speckhard. We made it there in time to spend a few hours visiting while eating dinner and sampling some of Grandma's homemade cookies. We were so glad to have been able to see them!
We did run into a bit of lake effect snow on the drive back, which put us home later than expected. However, the kids did WONDERFULLY in the car. We really couldn't have asked for much more. I can only think of one time during the whole trip that Joey got a little tired and cranky. But, a few renditions of "The Wheels on the Bus" put him right to sleep.
All in all, it was a great trip and we are so thankful to have been able to pack in so much family time. I think I speak for all of us when we say we'd do it all over again! Happy 2010 everyone!!
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