Winter Pick Me Up

My sister and her family were at Disneyworld over Christmas and New Years, so we didn't get to celebrate with them.  So it seemed like a fun idea to bring a few of them up to visit us and check out the Dinosaur exhibit at the museum, where Eric works.  The kids seemed to enjoy the museum, but Henry's favorite activity may have been playing Lego video games with Eric for hours and hours.  And hours.

Digging for fossils

Learning how to draw dinosaurs

Building dinosaurs

Capping it off with a carousel ride

Hanging out on a lazy Sunday morning

Henry was in Heaven

While the boys bonded over Lego, the ladies shopped.

Second (and Third) Christmas

It's that time of year again, when we try to figure out the best time to get the most family members together for some sort of Christmas gathering.  It can be stressful and annoying to plan out, but once we're all together, it's always a good time.  This year we opted to get a couple of hotel rooms, one of which was a suite, so there was plenty of room for everyone to hang out, play games, and of course, eat.  The kitchen was handy for us cooks, and the bunk beds and kids area were a hit with the little ones.

The next morning we moved to Mom's house for a brunch and opened up a few gifts.  This was the first visit back from Ben and Co, who moved to Vermont more than a year and a half earlier.  It was nice to see everyone and for the kids to be happy to see us!