So here are some pictures from Christmas when we went to visit Joe's parents and his sister and brother in law.
Hugging Uncle Jeremiah ... again with the serious face all of the time...
John-David holding her hand... these pictures are some of my favorites. We were trying so hard to get a picture of them hugging or kissing eachother, but all 3 (maggie, chic, and i) wanted it on our cameras, so there are about a dozen of these pictures. The kids were good with it though!
hug pose
Lemme Kiss her!John-David was really good with Molly, who usually was in her little world. There was one day when he was going to the bathroom and Molly walked by the door, and he looked up to whoever he was in there with and said "She's so pretty." When she walked by again, he said, "I just love that Molly." How cute! He would also give her words of wisdom as any older and much wiser cousin should. For instance when Molly would eat meals with him at the table, he would shake his head and say, "Don't be so messy!"
Aunt-E loves you and misses you little man!
Christams Eve we all got into Maggie and Jeremiah's car and went for a ride by Lake Winnabego to drive through this thing called the Celebration of Lights. It was really neat. There are all different Christmas lights and scenes. I would have pictures of that, but we were crammed and we were only getting out of the vehicle once. We took pictures at the sleigh with NaNa and PopPop. They also had reign deer and get this ... CAMELS. Camels! I had no idea that Camels could survive 10 degree weather, but apparently they can adapt well from the desert to the snow!
Joe's Dad Tom reading from Luke 2.
Opening presents
Molly with Daddy on Christmas. We went out by the lake to play in some snow and take some pictures. It was cold, but it was beautiful with all the snow! (not that I am saying by ANY means that I would always want 2 feet of snow on the ground during the winter - just that it was nice to visit in)
NaNa and Molly
PopPop and Molly
On the Lake with Mommy. For those who are not from around cold wintery places, yes I mean we were standing ON the Lake. It was frozen 1o inches down. I don't really know if that's a lot in regards to frozen lakes, but I know it was enough to keep me above the icy waters!
Molly standing on the ice!
Molly standing on the ice!Molly did not really get a chance to stand on her own on the snow a whole lot because of 2 reasons:
1. Her snow shoes were a little big on her and it was awkward
2. Her Daddy (my grizzly bear from the icy north) would have a fit if she as much got any snow on her - his excuse... "Don't you people know that this kills people!" - talk about a princess!
Just some more pictures by the lake. It was just really so pretty!
And lastly, the fam! I know, I know: John-David is not near his parents, but he was pretty adament of standing where he wanted to. I was just glad that everyone is looking at the camera and is smiling.
It was a great time to be with Joe's family. We enjoyed every last bit of it and of course cannot wait to see everyone again! Love and miss you all!!
Happy New Year!
