Early Christmas in Abilene

 Abilene is the destination for today.  Jen's family is heading north for Christmas and we are going to go and deliver their gifts ahead of that.  Last year was quilts so this year we're going with games and electronic stuff.  Cuddle up in last years gift and play this years.  Win, win, right?

When we walk in the door, the first thing that happens is the boys are eager to share one of their gifts.  I get it.  This is truly funny and definitely worth passing on as the creativity used to sell a rather simple product fascinates me.  Just read and giggle.

As they are going out of town, Santa made a special stop at their house last night and there are new smiles all around.  Jon's keyboard draws the men around.

After some visiting, they want to open the gifts we brought as well.  Fun and laughter ensued.

While waiting for dinner to cook, bring on the games.  Codenames is the choice and we are all on a learning curve.  It's so fun, though, and we play for quite awhile.

Louis declares dinner is finished and everyone hops up to help.  The table is set and looks lovely.  (Yep I got my plate of food before taking the picture.)

Boys in the kitchen.

Girls just watching.

It was a wonderful day, but we must hit the road for our return trip and they have so much to do before leaving town tomorrow.  I'm sure a whirlwind is already taking place as we drive away.

On the way home, Mister stops so we can check out Jupiter and Saturn in the sky.  This is the best my little phone can do, but it's pretty cool and if you look really close at the smaller planet, you can barely see rings around it.  How fun is this?  At any rate --- home we go.