Part Two

You can't see it here but Lene had quite the pregnant belly and was still up and at it! I think she was secretly hoping to go into labor!

This was classic this season. Grandma and Grandpa (I don't have a picture of him because he had the camera!) tried to divide their time and spend a little with each of the grankids.



Elauna, Ella, Avonleah and Ellie tried really hard to play together this Christmas. There were lots and lots of meltdowns and even more smiles! Ave and Ella got a little sick of each other, Elauna had a bit of a tender heart and Ellie jumped from cousin to cousin with a smile! (I had a picture of Ella bawling her eyes out, but none like that of the other girls so I didn't think that would be fair- because they all did it!)
On Christmas morning most of the family was sick with a nasty 24 hour bug that sent us to the bathroom to puke, or do other business, quite often. Some more than others. It eventually wore out its welcome and we were all ready to eat Mom's delicious snacks a few days later!
Babies were shared and kisses passed on along their cheeks. Memories were shared too- and some were even newly made! It seemed that Santa came to each of us this year as we discovered fun gifts and lifelong family love with everyone. The best part was that we all got be together- and more than just once! As earlier mentioned, we even fit in a family photo with all the children, spouses, and grandchildren. I can't say everyone was smiling- but they were there! So we'll see how they turned out!
All in all this was so much fun! Things are changing as each of us grow into ourselves and our families- but we will always be a big family together! Even if all our time together is spent wiping spit, tears, or floors, changing diapers, calming screaming fits, making sure everyone has food, making sure nobody chokes on that food- or other things that aren't food, and having to take a moment for ourselves we will always be the best set of Grandparents, Parents, Children, Grandchildren and Friends that we'll ever have!