Christmas 2019 was with Sara's family in Buffalo, MN. The plane ride was uneventful, except the fact that Julia talked the entire time. On the way home, she didn't even use her iPad.
Days 1-4
We stayed at the Martin's farmhouse so we got to unplug for a couple days.
Doug found a place to work in Minneapolis ... that was 3 blocks from the Packers - Vikings Monday Night Football game. The view from the office looked at the baseball field.
We did a lot of ice skating on Buffalo Lake. Luckily Uncle Corey's skates fit and saved Doug's opinion of Aunt Anna. The kids found free rentals at the skate shack. The kids 'skated' over to some people who were ice fishing. After skating we climbed a snow-plow mountain.
We got quality time with Claire, Cecilia, and Lydia.
Days 5-6: Christmas Eve and Christmas
All the cousins arrived along with Grandma and Grandpa to celebrate Christmas. RJ played football and pool with the boys, while Julia got her nails done and played with the girls.
Next Santa arrived. Julia noticed that Uncle Corey was the only person not in the room.
Day 6 1/2: Christmas in McLean
To save money and avoid hassles, we flew home on Christmas Day. Turns out that everybody else had the same idea ... airports were packed ... unlike Doug's trip to Cleveland 12 years ago. Once in McLean, we opened gifts and ate dinner with Aunt Debbie and Granddad. Highlights included Sara's Saturn V Lego rocket, a massive bean bag chair, Judy (Abby's twin) with a double stroller, hockey sticks for RJ and Doug, and an automatic nerf gun. RJ also got some Dog Man books ... which he read in the bean bag with the nerf gun ready for protection.
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