looking back to Christmas 2009

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Hey there Baby Girl…

You, your Daddy, Daddy Jim, Madeline, Daniel and I ALLLLL went over to Aunti Judi & Uncle Jim’s for our traditional Christmas Eve dinner… It was so great for us to all be together for that – Your Aunti Judi and Uncle Jim have a beautiful gift of nurturing the development of family among many unrelated people. We are so grateful they are in our lives.

But before dinner, we went to the Christmas Play at church – and you were a STAR!!!! Check it out!!! (The first 2 pictures were from rehearsal – you can find you by looking for stipey pants. the third picture is from the performance.)

star practice1

star practice2

star performance

Dinner at Judi & Jim’s

You selected and painted a lovely ceramic cat bank as a gift for your Autie Judi and Uncle Jim:
your present for judi & jim

judi2

judis 3

daniel gift

judi jim dan mad maya

daddy

You sure love your CJ:
cj1

cj2

cj3

Daddy Jim and the girls:
daddy jim and girls

Maya and Delilah:
maya and delilah

This is the only picture I was in – not a good one, but I wanted you to remember I was there. : )
maya mama

Shall we toast?
maya delilah again i think

What a silly girl!
smiling maya

Barbara (Libby’s daughter/ Jim’s niece) and Uncle Jim toast:
a toast with barbara and uncle jim

Our good friend Coral (Do you know that she almost delivered you? She is an OB/Gyn in my practice. AND a good friend! Pretty cool!)
our friend coral

Delilah’s Mommy, Martha & of course, Auntie Judi
martha and judi

Wrapping Libby:
maya and libby

This picture TOTALLY cracks me up -I call it, ‘Ok, enough CJ.’ 🙂 You two are TOO fun to watch!
enough cj

Christmas Morning at Dad’s
dads1

dads2

dads3

dads4

dads5

Christmas Evening at our home
Julie, Madeline & Daniel’s Mom, joined us for the celebration (You love Julie!!). We invited your Dad too, but he wasn’t able to come:
our christmas1

our christmas2

our christmas3

our christmas4

our christmas5

CHRISTMAS TRIP PART I – A SKI TRIP @ SEVEN SPRINGS, PA WITH AUNTIE JENNY AND HER WONDERFUL FAMILY

Auntie Jenny & Grandma Judy:
gma judy and jenny

Crazy Hair:
crazy hair

All of us on the ski hill
All of us

Skiing with Jim Dandy:
Skiing with Jim Dandy

Cousin Anna:
anna

Cousin Abigail:
abigail

Madeline:
Madeline

Cousin Matt (snow boarder):
Cousin Matt

Daniel:
Daniel

Cousin Jonathon Jr:
Cousin Jonathon Jr

More skiing:
skiing

maya skiis
Hanging with Jenny:
the girls

Swimming fun!
crazy kids

Swimming fun2

swimming fun3

Hanging with Jim Dandy:
Hanging with Jim Dandy

CHRISTMAS TRIP PART II – A VISIT WITH UNCLE MARK, AUNT BIANCA, NIKLAS AND OUR NEW COUSINS (WHO WE GOT TO MEET FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS TRIP), GABRIELLA (12) AND MOISES (WHO TURNED 16 WHILE WE WERE THERE – ON JAN 1)

mark1

riding mark1

riding uncle mark2

Mark, Bi & Niklas:
mark bi and niklas

Fun in the snow:
niklas

sledding

head in snow

Mark and Gabbie

head in snow 2

more riding

gabbie and maya

family shot

daddy and daddy’s girl

family shot

family shot2