Christmas with the Cousins

January 7, 2011

This may take some time to load, there's like a gazillion photos in this post.

I know I closed Christmas but now that all the photos are downloaded to my computer I'm going to revisit it. Join me as I open the photo album, look back and remember all the great parts (and forget the difficult moments of sharing extending days with lots of family). 

"The Grinch that Stole Christmas" on the big screen, sweet

What I failed to mention in my last discussion of Christmas was how wonderful it was for my kids to be with aunties, uncles, cousins and grandparents for long, uninterrupted periods of time.

that tooth hanging by a thread fell out during our visit
"All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth!"

We're talking hard core playin' here. Cousin clubs and foosball games, hide and seek and big screen PS3. My kids have never experienced something quite like that before and enjoyed their brief exposure.

 

We're talking aunties that do your hair and nails and grandparents that take you to hockey games and lunch dates. This last one was for Celine to escape the chaos of young cousins - my sweet girl who prefers sewing, quiet corners and books.

You see now why I had to open up the "Christmas album" and share these photos. These are beautiful memories of time together, building relationship with family we don't often see.  

this one was kind of staged but "apples" were used by adults on a daily basis for escape and enjoyment!

someone's gotta scrub the toilets
that's my mom, the busy bee

And I want to sincerely thank our brothers and their wives for hosting us, so graciously, in their homes. Giving up bedrooms, sharing kitchen counters and fridge spaces. Thinking of things to make us comfortable. Your families rock! We love and appreciate you so much and just wish we could see you all more often.