Happy Holidays

Hello All!
Our little family is back in Omaha for the Holidays. Ben finished his final on the 17th, and right when he came home, we were in the car and off to Nebraska! We have had so much fun here...we walked across the "Bridge to No-Where"...it's a Omahan's inside joke...but we really did walk across this footbridge from Nebraska to Iowa in the Freezing cold!...and we spit over the side trying to hit the ice burgs floating in the Missouri River!...heehee....We have gone to the Winter Quarters Temple Trail Center to see the Ginger Bread Houses display, Dad has taken us to UNO where he teaches and we have invaded the rec center almost everyday playing racketball, basketball and volleyball.....and I go running, and we even went to our family favorite restaurant, "Three Happiness"!!!!....

Christmas Eve was spent with the Zendejas side extended family at my aunts house....with some Amazing food!!!...Christmas day we all decided to sleep in since Charley wouldn't really know the difference...but mom set an alarm on her phone to tell her it was her Birthday (yes, my mom's b-day is on Christmas), but we had to tease her she needed a reminder...but the alarm was set for 7:50 (it does it automatically when you don't pick a time yourself) so Charley heard it and was up, and there was no getting her back to sleep. We opened presents...It is so much fun having a kid on Christmas, I had more fun watching her than anyone else....I don't even know what everyone else got, i was to busy watching and filming and taking pictures of Charley. She actually kinda understood Christmas...now that she is almost 2!!!!

After presents Dad made his famous omlets....which he only makes on Christmas morning, then the boys went to play basketball with some cousins and another uncle at the church, another family tradition. Then we were off to Uncle Eddies house for Christmas dinner with the Rosenthals...my mom's side. It was a nice, big house, but when you try and fit over 100 people in a house, it doesn't seem so big!....yes, we have a huge family! (and they all live in Omaha, with a few exceptions, us being one of them) Then it was back home after a long day to relax!

This is my first Christmas being home since being married. Normally on the years we are supposed to come home, my parents come out to Utah. It has been fun being home. I have loved visiting with family and enjoying spending time with my parents and siblings. I have missed all the craziness of being home, and as I get older have come to love my family even more and understand how much family means to me.

Ben and I were supposed to head out to NC to see the Schramm's for the weekend, but things didn't work out and our flight was canceled. We are sad we wont be able to see them this holiday, especially our niece and nephew.

We have had a great time here in Omaha, and hope that where ever you are, you are having a great time as well!

The picture is from my aunt who took pictures on Christmas of everyone at the Rosenthal dinner!