Thanksgiving at the LaMarche's

We spent a lovely Thanksgiving with the LaMarche family (Jeremy's sister's family).  Good food, good company and fun games made for a great afternoon/evening. 

Emma and Kate (Kate had just woken up from a nap when we arrived).

Dessert time!

Aunt Lisa handing out dessert and whip cream

Kate is definitely ready for her pumpkin pie - she walks around the house saying pumpkin pie at all different times.

Noah enjoyed the whip cream

Uncle David had kitchen duty

Puzzle time

Micah was the winner (he wins many games, sort of like Jeremy)!

Rachel and Lucy - teamwork!

Noah showing his frustrated face.

Christmas Eve

Another fun Christmas Eve celebration with the Stange Family.

Puzzles and Jaydon doing his insane number book

Some outside football time

Great Uncle Bill and Lucy

Food!

 

Getting to skype with Britt and Seungil from Koriea - big news, they are getting married and having a baby! 

Everyone trying to get in on the skype time

Santa had just been here, the kids just got back from going looking for him and were looking out the window to see if they could see him as they had just missed him.

Happy girl with her new leotard

E gets in on the opening action

Jaydon got a new football game from Santa

And poor Kate, she got a winter coat because Santa new she didn't need anything too fun this year.

Jeremy made people giant egg nog drinks

Play time with cousin Jim

 

The gift that keeps on giving, Jim got them last year, who will get them next?  Or maybe they are just what Bill has always wanted!

We loved having everyone over and being able to spend the holiday together.  

Christmas Eve

We had a fabulous time hosting the Stange Family Christmas on Christmas Eve.  It is quite the tradition and we love getting to have everyone come to hang out and celebrate.  

I went for a new tradition this year and had a bunch of same type puzzles so we had a puzzle competition, I had a great time, can't say how the contestants truly felt but I will keep it up because I laughed.

Jim is the big winner

Mary comes in second

Gram and Higgins watched

The crew with their puzzles

Uncle Bill brought a make your own safety bracelet activity, pretty cool

Little E hanging out, lookin' sharp

The kids just missed Santa this year, they went out looking for him but arrived home just after he had left.  He did leave a lot of presents!

The Dads and their little's

Lovin' some Seuss

Etienne got a fun tummy toy and he loved it.  Grandma had Kate share with him and they both had a good time.