We made it!

Ok, so I didn't post anything yesterday-- but the 23rd was a really busy day!

After a nice breakfast (and taking 15 minutes to dye my hair... gotta get rid of the grays before Christmas), we drove the final two hours of the trip to NW Indiana, where we were able to check into our hotel early.  We found that the "elves" had left us cookie plates, snacks, a little tree, and a coloring craft for the boys.  My in-laws and grandparents-in-law are great!

One quick change later, off we went to the banquet hall for the family reunion.  From 1-4:30 or so, we were able to mingle and catch up with all of the extended family, including 12 of Bryan's 15 first cousins, and all of the cousins' kids spent the 4+ hours running wild with ours.  Thankfully, the hall had tables set up on half of the room, leaving the other half empty for the endless games of "play with toy trucks/throw a ball/kick a ball/chase each other/tackle the University of Michigan-ultimate-frisbee-team-playing-20-year-old cousin." I don't think either of the boys ate anything other than a baggie of goldfish since breakfast in the morning, but they were somehow able to run around ALL AFTERNOON and evening.  If only I could bottle that energy!

From there, Bryan took off with the boys to visit friends in Chicagoland for the night, and I hitched a ride over to a cousin's house for a baby shower for another cousin.  We ladies of the family had a great time-- the obligatory games were actually pretty hilarious, but the best part of the night was using the host's master bathroom.  If you've never heard of a Toto toilet, google it now.  I'll wait.

Done?

So.... I'd heard that her bathroom had a heated toilet seat, but didn't realize that it will wash you clean and dry you, too.  Without discussing specifics, I think I can honestly say I haven't laughed that hard in quite a while.

So yes, the toilet may have been the highlight of a fantastic day.  There's nothing wrong with that, right?  :)