Matt came the next day and we all had a great time. We opened belated presents from Grandpa and Grandma and Matt. We played all kinds of games, sports and puzzles. Never a dull moment.
On our last Saturday we had an early birthday party for Drew. (Real birthday on Jan. 15) He opened presents from Matt and us and we had cake and a dinner out. Fun day.
The weather outside was frightful.....don't recall in recent memory it being this cold but I am sure it was! Guess it was that Polar Vortex. :-) Drew and Kayley were outside more than Grandma thought was necessary but they survived and had a grand time!
We had to depart on Monday, the 6th, but that was an ordeal in it's own right. We were scheduled to leave at 11:15 a.m. That was changed to 11:15 that evening. Our pilot steered the jet into a snow bank and we waited a LONG time for airport workers to get something started in those cold temps to tow the plane out of the bank. Finally they did....we walked into our Phoenix home at 5 a.m. IL time.....long, long night. It was all worth it seeing our family.
A video collage of our time in Peoria and stills of the same follow. Happy 2014 to everyone!
