Christmas footage

this year, we mostly stayed here and people came to us several days before Christmas. i liked it that way. my sister and husband came from chicago, my brother and sister-in-law and kids from athens, my parents came, we MISSED abe and bethany who are living in India right now. it was a lot of chaos, but good to be together. we took a day-trip to see my dad's side of the family on one day. on Christmas eve and day we saw adam's parents. i took maybe 2 photos the whole week, so these are all from my dad.
messy gift exchange...so fun!

 

 

cousins testing out the playroom bed

 

kroc center to the rescue on a cold, rainy day to get the kiddos some energy-exertion

 

family walk...we were going to carol, but the weather did not allow

 

dress-up!

 

duets!

 

lips!

 

eliza meets my sweet grandma

 

jeremiah and aida discuss

 

most the great-grands watching amahl and the night visitors

 

mom and sisters

 

story time with papa

"christmas" dinner prep(on dec 22)

on christmas morning with their scarves and pottery i made for them...

picking char char up from the airport