Celebrating the Holidays with the Meissner Cousins

Steve and Nathan flew in last week from Florida to spend some time in Minnesota snow, but unfortunately we've had a freaky non-winter and there was only a dusting. Oh well, any snow is more than Nathan usually gets, so it worked out well.

Emily, Nathan, Aly, and Karl quickly headed to the playroom at Pam and Fred's


The annual "pass the present" game is always a hit.


Since Kathryn stayed behind in Florida, Steve had to fill in. The kids loved calling him "Kathryn" during the whole game.


The two Meissner boys battle it out.


Aly and Laura

After presents, we had dinner, and after dinner, I had to cut into this incredibly crumbly, messy, chocolatey dessert. That tablecloth will never be the same…

We loved having Steve and Nathan in town, and we already miss Nathan's adorable Southern drawl and his spectacular dimples. We worked pretty hard to get him to elongate his "OHHHHs" but I don't think it stuck!