Early Christmas

It's been a busy and festive start to the month of December.  We wasted no time after Thanksgiving decorating our tree! Dana and Alice did a great job helping out, even if there were a few casualty ornaments. This weekend we had an early Christmas celebration with all of our family in Middlebury.  It a jam packed weekend but the kids loved every second! They can't wait for the next round of festivities in Maine!

 Goofy girls!  If you're paying attention you can see Dana's shirt reads, "Grandma's Angel." Ha...I love putting this on her...if only it were true!

 Big silly grins and a decorated tree.

 Not sure when the day will come that both girls will decide to cooperate and actually look at the camera!

Both Dana and Alice were adamant about putting the star on so they both got a chance. Dana went first and then Alice placed it in it's final spot!

 Christmas in VT! One of Dana's favorite gifts was a toy drum from Gogo and Gumma.

 Grandma Net getting some cuddles with Channy Boy.

 Dana loved her new drum.  Our house is now equipped to make lots of "music."

 Alice was obsessed with her alphabet cookies!

 Uncle Josh "testing" Isabel's bracelet making set.  He's enjoying it a little too much if you ask me!

 Gumma the patient! Gumma received lots of care and attention from Alice, Isabel and Eva as they gave her a thorough check up with Emma's new Doc McStuffins kit.

 Princess Janet trying to stay out of the chaos. Smart girl.

 More princesses!

 Channy Boy making the rounds. Loving his cuddle time with Gumma, especially because she gives him blocks to chew!

 Again, Janet staying away from the madness. She looked all too content, lounging on the coffee table, logging some computer time.

 And speaking of lounging...we had some great play under the dining room table with Alice and Dana's new sleeping bags!

 Still circulating...time to hang with Gogo. What an easy going little man.

 Love this pic. Girls were just warming up to the party after some short naps.

 Attempt at a family picture. These are pretty rare...

 Silly Alice!

 Eva and Dana had a love fest while waiting for all the kiddos to gather for the family picture! Some lovely choking going on here, although Eva doesn't seem to mind.

 Some good, strong hugging with two happy girls!

 And kisses for these two besties! What a pair!

 Children's picture - about as good as you can hope for with this crowd.

 The family picture went only slightly more smoothly!