Today we celebrated Christmas with my mom's side of the family. Meghan had picked out great outfits for the kids. Unfortunately, I'm apparently out of touch with girls' fashion, as I totally botched their shawls when I was taking the kids' picture while Meghan finished getting ready. Once we got to Mom and Ron's house, we got things corrected, and I snapped a quick picture of the grandparents/grandkids while Nick was taking his. This was a notable picture, as Benjamin has joined the party this year.
We decided to try a picture of the grandkids/cousins by themselves. This quickly went from not too bad to, well, bad.
Hannah still fancies herself to be a baby sometimes, and she saw Benjamin's baby swing and desperately wanted to get in it. She happily swung for quite awhile in it.
Clara seemed to have an especially fun time this year. She got to spend time with various relatives and even got to hone her photography skills when Nick, who is fantastic with the kids, let her take a picture with his camera and then view the results, which delighted her.
We then enjoyed an excellent Christmas meal. It was one of those meals where literally everything is good. We had such a large crowd that we broke into two full tables. Thankfully with Mom and Ron's new house, you never feel separated from anyone else, as all the living spaces flow together on the main floor. This was one of the reasons they moved, and I think it definitely paid off.
Later we did presents. The four cousins all received quite a few things, but that didn't stop Joshua from immediately eyeing Clara's loot to see if it was something he wanted to take for himself.
Meghan took the kids home so they could nap, and I stayed for a little longer to play games and to eat shrimp cocktail and more of Grandma's Christmas cookies (this year cooked by Guest Chef Uncle Brent). It was a super fun day. I am looking forward to next year's Christmas being less of a reunion than it normally is, as we are expecting and hoping that the parties traveling from Iowa and Texas decrease and the parties coming from within the state of Kansas increase. Having more of our family closer is always a good thing! Merry Christmas!
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