Saturday, December 25, 2010

Vogel Christmas

On Christmas day, Mike and I headed out to Ohio.  The drive went buy much quicker than expected and we arrived in Beavercreek by 9pm (after Christmas dinner at Waffle House... fortunately, we didn't have to hit up a hospital cafeteria -- Columbus OH is a hotbed of WH's!)

We spent 3 full days with the Vogels, enjoying time with each family one on one as well as a big family celebration on Tuesday.  It was a whirlwind of a trip, but the time spent with the Vogels (and Marinos) was well worth it!  Our memory books would not be complete with:
  • "solving" the wooden brain teaser puzzles with dad on saturday night
  • breakfast with mom and dad
  • brass trio concert of 2001 space odyssey from Mike, Josh and Jon
  • Christine's amazing manicotti dinner
  • Harry Potter Clue and Ticket to Ride with the Marinos
  • a visit to the new Kroger
  • homemade calzones with Steve & Ami (photographing the baking... Keleigh's burrito calzone)
  • Zach's soccer game (good guys won 3-2!)
  • cooking mama with Keleigh
  • mexican train dominos
  • spinning tops
  • mom's amazing spread on tuesday and the trivia game (what's the difference between a philharmonic & symphonic orchestra?)
  • Josh's crazy 80's contest (Steve's amazing knowledge of 80's music)
  • watching the kids open their presents
  • the dragon spinning tops with light and sound (and sound... and sound!)
  • coming home with the duck bookends and the drunken wise men decoration from the white elephant (still kind of sad we lost the mexican santa juicer and the astronaut salt and pepper shakers!)
  • laughter, love and family

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