Holiday Haul: Day 4

Ok, ok, I got dressed and got out of the house, I even took a shower!!  

We all met up for lunch at El Burrito Loco. 

Ya know in math class when that one kid always says "when am I ever going to use this?"  Well, they should tell you that you will use all that crazy math when you go out to eat with family.  

Then it was off to Meijer thrifty.  If you are not familiar with Meijer Thrifty, its the perfect Lamport shopping outing. Its kinda like a smaller Big Lots, but just filled with over stock stuff from Meijer.  I am always glad to go to Meijer thrifty, especially when compared to the alternative.  Sometime I need to write a whole entry about our famed trip with 8 adult siblings in a minivan on a 45 minute drive to the "World's Largest Dollar Store".  But, there's always something good there.

Then it was home to get the girls some naps.  The guys stayed home to watch some football, and  the women went back out to grab some after Christmas deals!  Apparently the day after Christmas is like a mini-Black Friday, and going out at 1:30 is a little late to get great deals. 

But, watching football with the girls napping was a success. I think I had about 20 minute (all put together) where both the girls were napping and I could watch the game.  There was one magical moment where both girls were down, I was in the recliner, eating Pumpkin Pie, drinking some coffee, and the Bears had just made a comeback. That was a great 3 minutes. But, the Bears won, and the girls got naps, Rachel even bought more stuff at the store. Pretty good afternoon!

The rest of the evening was the typical family craziness. We all just hung out and while Amy and Zack tried to pack up and head home, I helped the girls make capes and run around as super heros.  "Larry-Boy 'Layna" & "Gwen the Tickle Monster" chased by Daddy/Uncle Dan the Picture Monster (I was trying to get some video) and followed by Addie, who never really got her cape to work.

For dinner we were able to find a new pizza place that makes gluten free pizza, and we even got a free pizza cause they accidentally made one too many. Score!

Then, Aaron, Shelly and the girls went home, we got the girls to bed, and we settled in to a 'relaxing' game of Skip-bo, only to be surprised by Emily and Cris coming a night early. So we were nice enough to include them in on a game while talked about wedding plans. (They got engaged on Christmas Eve).

Today, is off to a lake cottage for Lamport Christmas #2.  The directions are a little  sketchy, I hope we find it ok. Have a great day everyone!