Before the concert, we all got dinner at Texas Road House and then because we had some extra time, we walked around down town Oklahoma City and looked at all the amazing decorations.
I have always liked Trans Siberian Orchestra but I guess I never realized just how rock and roll they can get. Electric guitars, fire, head banging and light shows. I was so not prepared! It was still a great concert and we left satisfied and a little deaf.
For Christmas Vacation we got to go back to Katie and Jeff's house again. This time the whole crew was there! It was great having everyone together, It has been a while since all the Cluff girls were under one roof!
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Of course, it was also a ton of fun having a toddler to keep us all entertained. Kara Anne sure loves her Pa pop! Above, was when he decided to show her how to build snow men and they both went out with only SOCKS on their feet! Silly grandpa.
Katie found these singing and dancing stuffed animals this year. Kara had a ton of fun watching them play over and over again. Then when they turned off she would bring it to you until you pushed the button and made them dance again. Kara loved to watch them and give them kisses with her teddy.
Lots of Kara!
This year because of schedules, we had Christmas eve as our fancy dinner and then opened up presents that night. Before, we all went out to see The Hobbit and Katie, being the amazing person she is, babysat Kara, cleaned the house and made all of us dinner! She is so good at spoiling us!
All of us eating dinner (dad was playing with Kara of course).
After dinner we had our own Christmas program and Logan and me played two songs on our guitars. We had been practicing for a few weeks before and I think we did pretty well. We read the Christmas story and had a spiritual thought by my dad.
Then we opened presents. I loved that everything I got was for the kitchen. I loved all of it! Logan got some camping gear and so he was a happy boy too! After opening our gifts we all enjoyed watching Kara unwrap hers and play with the new toys we got her.
Here is the Cluff Family Photo that we took on Christmas eve. I think this is the first picture of all of us and Kara. To get this great pic, I set up mom's camera on a chair and set the timer and ran back and forth to the couch each time between shots. I think it turned out pretty good. My favorite part is that all of us on the couches have our arms around one another and dad is holding Kara's hand. We love each other so much!
A few days after Christmas, we celebrated Jeff's birthday! The activity was ice skating! He had never been before and it had been a while for the rest of us, so we all had a lot of fun remembering and falling a few times. The best one of us all was Cynthia by far, but she taught me some cool tricks and I found out that I'm not too bad either!
Afterwards, we went home for cake and presents! Hostess had gone out of business a few weeks before this, but Katie saved one of the cupcakes so Jeff could have a Hostess Cupcake with his chocolate cake too!
Happy Birthday Jeff!
Watching Jeff blow out his candles.
YAY!
By New Years, Logan and me were the only ones still at Katie and Jeff's. We sure know how to have fun! We played Risk 2210 and after not being able to get into a movie, we went to HyVee and got all our favorite snacks! I ate so much!
That night it started snowing. It was already slick when we were coming back from the store so Logan and me stayed one more day. After that, it was back to real life and the start of packing up the house for our move.
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