We spent an afternoon with our good friend Logan. I met Logan way back when I worked at DHS and then got reacquainted with him at B&G Home. He holds a special place in Mark's & my hearts and we try to keep in touch with him every time we're home.
We spent Christmas Eve at Mark's sister's house. We had oyster stew and watched the Mackenzie, Connor & Riley open their gifts.
We spent Christmas day with all of Mark's family at his parent's house. Something was wrong with our camera and this picture of Mark and his grandma, Macile, is the only one that turned out.
Christmas night we drove to Marshalltown to be with my family. Blake & Kerri were on-call so all our festivities were at their house in Marshalltown.Blake and Kerri open the Hawkeye memorabilia we gave them.
Jacob & Rachel pause a 
moment for a picture before ripping into their gifts! 
Jacob and Kerri test out Jacob's new 3-D glasses and books.
Rachel playing with the purse and accessories from us.
Steve and I show that families can be bi-collegiate and still get along! LOL!
The "Aunt & Niece" bond is alive & well!
Mark & Kerri making a batch of margaritas! (What's Christmas without margaritas?)
All the girl cousins: Kerri & I standing behind and [left to right] Leah, Katie & Rachel on the couch.
Katie, Rachel & Leah have a snack.
The traditional USOTC apparel portrait.
