So we headed down to Cedar Rapids on Saturday afternoon. A little more then halfway to Cedar Rapids, I noticed that we didn't bring our camera. We stopped by my parents and dropped off presents (and I asked Joseph to go get my camera (since he had to go to Des Moines to get Alissa from the Airport anyways), stopped by Shannon's parent an did the same and went to the Matta's and settled in.
That evening we spent it with Shannon's grandmother and aunt. We also met up with one of her grandmother's care nurses. So it was interesting. They seemed to really enjoy our wedding picture book.
We headed back to the Matta's and saw that the little friends party had started. Many of my friends from high school were over there chatting and having a general good time. It was nice to see everyone again. We may see quite a few of them again for New Years (since we'll be back in Cedar Rapids for Sean's birthday on January 1st.
Sunday, we kinda had a lazy day and headed over to Shannon's Parents at around 3:30. The night was filled with pizza, snacks, presents and a couple games of Scene It (first the Disney version, then the Harry Potter version).
We headed back to the Mattas and help them set up Christmas morning for Taylor and Calle and shared a bottle of wine. After much chatting and placing of presents, we all headed to bed.
I woke up, but didn't hear Taylor stirring (I did hear Calle, but she can't so much go downstairs for presents, yet). I just kinda snuggled in bed and waited for the fun to start. When I heard Taylor, I nudged Shannon and we got up and headed downstairs to watch the kids with their Christmas Stockings.
We had a nice breakfast (prepared the night before) and then opened up presents (thanks Mattas!). We then got ready for our day and headed over to my parents. Shortly after breakfast, Shannon started to feel a bit bad, and then proceeded to sleep on the couch at my parents for the rest of the day. I checked on her at various times. But spent the rest of the time chatting with my family. It was kind of depressing since there were no kids there. The youngest person there was my younger brother Isaac...No nieces and nephews. *sigh* Anyways I still had a good time, even worrying about Shannon. My family ate dinner (Shannon slept). I then played a bit of Settlers of Catan (Shannon slept) and then we packed up and headed back home (Shannon Slept).
At Home, I fed Shannon about half a serving of chicken noodle soup (I raided my parents cupboards, cause no stores would be open), which is about all she would eat. She then proceeded to headed up stairs and Slept. She did set her alarm for work this morning, but ended up just waking up to call in sick. She continues to sleep.
So it was still fun. We got lots of presents and I loved the reactions that our wedding books got. We are going to investigate transferring 8mm film to DVD for next year.