Christmas!

MONDAY, DEC. 23

Though the day was filled with 7 inches of snow, Brent and family arrived late Sunday night December 22.  Monday was filled with play time at papa and nana's new house as this was their first visit to our Coralville home.

Early bird breakfast!

4 months old!  

Phase 10 with Cade after Cam and Kasen went to bed.

CHRISTMAS EVE DAY
Cade and Kasen couldn't wait for Landon and Owen to arrive.  The Kahlers come in time for lunch and to spend the day and Christmas evening.

Cade and Kasen working on Christmas projects.

Legos!

Wrestling time:  Papa vs 4 boys!

Game time:  Sequence for Kids

Christmas Eve supper after church.
Mom and Dad came in time for church and stayed for supper.

Cam with his great grandpa Joe and great grandma Janet.

LOVE these five boys!  

Opening one present before Landon and Owen head home.

CHRISTMAS DAY

Once again Cade and Kasen waiting anxiously for Landon and Owen to arrive.  The Kahlers get to do their own Christmas at home before coming to nana and papa's house.  When they arrived the boys opened their stockings and then it was dinner time.

Our boys!

Finally it is time to open presents! 

Ice cream roll for dessert at mid-afternoon.

Lego building by Owen....

and Cade.

Bracelet making on Landon's new loom.

Puzzle building by Kasen

Cam trying out his new jumper.

Movie night (Planes) and sleep-over for all ended this wonderful day.

December 26 - Fun Day after Christmas

Snuggling with papa before the adults get up!

Cam loves his new elephant to chew/suck on.

Cousins!

The warmer weather and new snow was perfect for an afternoon play time outside!

December 27

And all too soon the Christmas fun is over!  Friday morning Brent and family headed to Kansas to spend the weekend with the Cherry family.  

So sad to go!

Sleep-Over at Nana and Papa's

Finally we got to have Landon and Owen come for a sleep-over at our new house.  Now it feels like home.  Melissa brought the boys to our house on a snowy Sunday afternoon.  They don't have school at Prairie on Monday so it was a great time to spend the night with us.

Hanging out before Melissa heads home.

Search for Santa and other items kept Owen busy.

Papa and Landon watching NFL football on tv.
Landon has taken a big interest lately.

Ready to play some football in the living room.

Football on the big screen.
Owen being our silly Owen!

Time to select the movie for movie night.

Bring on the popcorn!

Snuggling at bedtime with a story.

Monday fun!

Eli the Elf came for the night also.
He was hiding up in the dining room light Monday morning.

Another big game of football in the living room!

We needed some outside time to use up extra energy even
though it was very cold.  

Sledding in our back yard on the antique sled.

Landon left a snow angel in our back yard.

After lunch we went swimming at the North Liberty Rec Center.

Bauer Christmas

The Saturday after Thanksgiving has become the date for the Bauer Christmas.  This year we headed to the West Chester School.  It was a perfect place to have the 41 family members congregate for food, fellowship, and play time in the gym.  Smoked turkey and pork loin by Bob Hough highlighted the meal with potatoes, noodles, dressing, salads, and the traditional ice cream roll for dessert.

Lori and Jim in the kitchen

The dining room seated all of us

After dinner the gym was the place to be for some kickball.

Lucas and Kaden playing a little ball!
Kaden, 1 and Lucas 10 months

Willa was the youngest to attend at 4 months old.

Time for the great-grandkids to open their presents.

Landon and Owen waiting for their turn.

15 of the 21 great-grandchildren were present!