The Day After Christmas

The day after Christmas started off very relaxing. We sorted through gifts and enjoyed spending some family time together. We were finally catching on to Austin's late night / long nap sleeping pattern, so we put him down for an early nap with our fingers crossed we'd be able to leave on time. Everything worked out and we were off to see Great-Aunt Carol and Great-Uncle Roger's new house!

After a tour of their beautiful home, we visited, had a delicious dinner (Austin couldn't get enough of Carol's yummy carrots!), exchanged gifts and had the traditional Gross Family Christmas dessert of cookies, cookies and more cookies!
Austin got the neatest piano from Grandma and Grandpa Kiefer and some college funding from Roger and Carol! We can't wait to use the Outback (Dad's favorite place!) gift card we got. It was finally time for cookies after we threw away the paper and untied just a few more twisty ties!
Carol and Grandma Kiefer's cookies were delicious. We were thrilled when we saw the size of our to-go box! After cookies, we took a quick picture on a bench that belonged to Great Grandma and Great Grandpa Gross, before heading back home for the night.
We're so happy we got to spend time we Roger and Carol. The night was a nice as their new house. We'll go back as soon as they're ready for another round of Nick Jr!