Pre-Christmas Celebrations

Christmas was extra special for Grandma this year because she had her whole family together for the first time in three years. We tried to make the most of the limited time we had together so on Friday the boys and I headed over in the morning to see G-Momma, Auntie Laurie, and Uncle Peter, help with minestrone soup prep, and to wait for Kyle and Kari to return from visiting friends so that we could see the girls and meet Lydia. It was a great day of hula hooping, hanging out, playing outside, and catching up. Reed and Annaliese were so excited to see each other they ran across the room screaming the other one's name and giving each other the biggest hug when they saw each other. The next day, Christmas Eve, we returned again and managed to fit in some cookie decorating and games before we had to say our goodbyes for the day.