We started off our Holiday Season by again volunteering at a local church, packing meals for Thanksgiving donations to area families.
Oliver and Luke hard at work.
Oliver and Chad.
Oliver.
Gloria and Amy.
We had some fall family photos taken by a professional photographer this year. Oliver, Gloria and Luke.
We had a lovely Thanksgiving at home. Everyone made something special. Luke making fries.
Amy made an amazing feast.
Amy and Luke.
Oliver, Gloria and Chad.
We made it to Blair Farms for the weekend of Thanksgiving to extend the Thanksgiving fun.
The stars were beautiful on the farm, and we enjoyed looking through Oliver's telescopes and seeing many planets and their various moons.
Gloria after finishing a great job of mulching fall leaves.
Luke and Oliver both performed in the annual Prisms concert at the high school. Another incredible show.
Oliver with some friends.
Oliver and Luke with Uncle Marc and Aunt Jessie, who came to see the show!
Luke had a concert with his teacher's organized groups.
Luke with his wonderful Clarinet and Saxophone instructor.
Christmas season is in full swing! Busy Bees above getting Christmas cards ready to send out.
Lights up on the house!
Trees decorated!
Christmas Cooking Queens!
We had a nice Christmas in the City Day, with lunch downtown, walking along the storefronts, a trip to Millennium Park and tickets to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's Christmas concert.
Cool guys at Macy's.
Tree at Wrigley Building.
Tree at Millennium Park.
What a great show!
Cool concert going kids.
Oliver and Chad.
Since we'd be leaving for Iowa on Christmas Day, we made Christmas Eve Day our Family Christmas Day.
Luke.
Gloria.
Oliver.
Oliver, Luke and Gloria.
Luke.
Oliver.
Oliver and Luke.
Chad, Oliver and Luke.
Sherbert joins the Christmas fun.
Christmas Cheers!
Amy made an amazing Christmas feast.
We spent a great few days in Iowa City.
Luke with Tommy.
Gloria with Katelyn.
Oliver with Kumari.
Oliver and Gloria with Papa Doobay and Lily.
Amy with Jenny.
We spent our last day in Iowa with a day visit to Nevada and Ames. First, a vanity visit to Nevada High School.
An important visit for some fantastic pizza.
Our main reason to visit central Iowa was to get to see Aunt Bea. What a special visit.
What a great time in Iowa.
We then had a lovely couple of days at the Blairs celebrating Christmas.
Joe and Deb.
Joe, Deb, Marc and Jessie.
Gloria and Oliver.
Oliver.
What a great visit!
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