As I mentioned in my last post, we were excitedly anticipating a visit from my grandfather and my brother's family last week. Well, the week is behind us now and it was definitely one of the best family visits I can remember. It meant so much to me to have them close, being able to do those simple things that we always miss out on being so far apart. As we were relaxing at my parents' house on New Year's Eve, I just sat back and smiled at all the noise of kids playing and boisterous laughter going on around me. It seems crazy that someone could miss all that commotion, but the quiet can be defeaning sometimes, if you know what I mean. Nicholas is categorically crazy about his cousins, Alli, Jake, & Kami, and he spent the week playing hard to maximize every second he had with them. The week included a belated Christmas celebration with presents and a wonderful meal prepared by my mom, some family bowling, a trip to the zoo, and a first attempt at ice skating (Nicholas. Not me). The fun was definitely in full supply around here! And as if that wasn't enough, Aunt Julie came to visit for the weekend too which topped off a perfect week! Everyone's gone home now but we have the pictures to prove that we did it up right!
This one cracks me up!
The kids got iPod Touches from Grammy & Papa. They were over the moon...
It isn't very often that I'm able to surprise my mom. Needless to say,
I was very excited when I saw her reaction to her new Kitchenaid mixer.
Our little bowling crew. I adore this picture!
This was Nicholas' first few seconds wearing his ice skates and I was amazed at how well he adapted. One second he was wobbling around and the next he was practically running all over the place. Aunt April was so sweet for taking him out on the ice and helping him skate around the rink. He had an absolute blast and I loved watching him...safely from the sidelines. HA!!!
He had a little fall at the very beginning but he was all smiles after that.
And last but not least, a little snuggle time with Aunt Julie. What a precious pair.
Happy New Year to you all!! We hope you are blessed in more ways than you can count in 2012!
AAHHH! Is that a Flying Turtle that Nicholas is riding??? We had a blue one when we were kids and we LOVED it!! Glad y'all had a fun family visit!
ReplyDeleteIt sure is a flying turtle!! He's had a blast with that thing. The kids will have to ride it when we have our next playdate!
DeleteIt sure is a flying turtle!! He's had a blast with that thing. The kids will have to ride it when we have our next playdate!
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