Christmas Vacation Part 2

Olivia and Dennis left on the 22nd and Alex and I headed to Minnesota on the 23rd. We baby sat their dogs while they went out on the town in Chicago and then met them on our way through Chicago to return them. It's a good thing we had a van so they would all fit!



Now, the drive to Minnesota is long. Very long. 11 hours long. This time around we had the unfortunate luck to discover that it can be even longer when the weather is bad. It took us 15 hours total to get to Alex's parents house this year. Thank goodness the van seat can recline. I have to be honest here though. I only drove probably 3 hours of that 15. Alex is a great pregnant lady husband!

Once we got to Minnesota, we had a great time (to be expected). There was a lot of eating,

relaxing,

philosophizing,

walking through the woods,

present opening,

and puzzle putting together.


Mostly we ate though. Barb makes such delicious food. I think it may have something to do with butter and cheese, but I'm not sure.

Oh, and there were a lot of dogs (who also like Barb's cooking),

and a lot of cats.


Here are a few other random pictures: