We had an exciting, albeit busy, Christmas holiday. We got to see family and friends from near and far and it really is the most wonderful time of the year. Since a picture is worth a thousand words, I thought I'd tell the story with mostly pictures this year. And with kids this cute, who could blame me?!?!
Here we are at Papa and Nana's house.
Amita was compelled to bring along an old-school frog backpack that used to belong to Mama. At least it was still a Christmas color combination!
The kids were excited to open gifts and try out their presents.
And this car got the biggest smiles of all!!
Next we travelled to the UP for Christmas. They had plenty of snow for us to play in.
This is Amita holding a snowman (her words, not mine!).
We also did some sledding... and Amita really loved it this year. She went with cousin Piper and all by herself!
Ansel and Priya got to share lots of toys.
And someone is finally ready for Mustache Friday!
Ansel loved hanging out with Grandpa!
And Priya posed so nice with her mama too.
And if you think it's tough getting 2 kids to look at the camera at the same time, just imagine the Herculean effort it took to get 6! Ok, 4 kids plus Grandpa and Grandma.
Daddy and Ansel were rocking plaid flannel for the big day.
And speaking of rocking... Ansel really loved his chance to rock this boat (when Amita finally let him try it out!).
This was the look of pure joy when Amita discovered she got a mermaid costume. She took some convincing to open the gift in the first place, but she was sure glad she did!
Behold! The tiny mermaid in all her glittery details!
And Ansel loved the costume too... he got to play with the box it came in!
Amita's second favorite gift? A shovel! Not sure why, but she's obsessed with shoveling any time it snows out. She's been using a sand castle shovel up til now... so this should help her do a little more!
Mama and Amita catching a free ride from Grandpa.
Testing out the shovel. It works!
Modeling a Christmas tree hat.
Getting ready for some Christmas fun.
Mama and her little man!
Another view of the mermaid and shovel spectacular!
Priya enjoyed hanging out... as long as Cousin Ansel wasn't screaming in her face! She really did not care for that (he made her cry more than once!).
But you'd never know it seeing them both here!
And this is proof that I couldn't get 2 pictures the entire trip of all 4 kids looking at the camera. Instead, I present to you the ladies...
... And Ansel!
This was one of my favorite pictures... the kids were exhausted after our big trip and they finally slept on the ride home (nothing on the ride up!). It made for a faster and much quieter return trip! And cars traveling southbound could hear us quietly exclaim, "Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!"
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