1.11.2011

Christmas Part 2

Heather's family of 6 arrived in MN on Christmas Eve. They went directly from the airport to grab a quick bite to eat, and on to Christmas Eve service at church. Our family took up an entire row plus a few extra seats. Fun to have everyone there.
After church we went to Holly's for a delicious dinner of wild rice soup and bread and opened stockings. The kids had a great time playing with all of their cousins.

At this point I slowed down in my picture taking because my BIL, Brian, is a fabulous photographer and was taking lots of pictures. My next post will be some of my favorite shots that he took.

Activities we did while everyone was here:

* Christmas day spent at our house....lots of food, playing with toys, and more food
* Sledding / tubing
* Bowling
* Wii "Just Dance 2"
* Sleepovers with different combos of cousins
* Mall of America
* Open gym at Lifetime
* Games, movies & popcorn
Some great memories!

The Smith clan at church
Bad lighting, but a look at the busy, crazy fun!
Stockings at Holly's house
So fun to see the cousins together
Food! Food! Food!
Amazing how Katy juggles the "brothers!"
Adam & Zach
Nathan, Leah & Nana
Playing Scrabble. Lots and lots of Scrabble...
Christmas baby, Luke
The coolest, but also the most annoying toy of the year! A remote control helicopter. Ben managed to land it on top of the ceiling fan.

2 comments:

Heather said...

so fun! Wish we were still there :(

Gma Marilyn said...

'Looks like wonderful moments to remember!! What a blessing - Family!!