Family Christmas Week

Saturday, December 19 the family began arriving and finally all were here. Grandma Alice, LeighAnne, Mike, Maria, Carmen, Isabel, Mikey, Peter, Erin, Maeve, Aaron and Kendall. Along with Rose and Bob we had 14 people stay in our house for 5 days of wonderful fun. Here is a synopsis of our days in photos.

Part of the crew settled in for some games.

We opened some presents a little early.

Grandma, Erin, Maeve and Bob went to a great piano concert.

LeighAnne and the little girls saw Godspell.

Aunt Erin and Aunt Maeve took the girls shopping for their presents.

We played games...mostly Bananagrams

The kids went swimming at the Grand Traverse Resort

Sledding was a fun event on the day they arrived. The sunshine was wonderful.

Grandma Rose and the girls made sugar cookies.

Carmen, Kendall and Maria are kissin' cousins

It was fun to play in the snow

Mikey was up to his knees in snow behind the house.

Grandpa Bob celebrated his birthday.

We made snow angels

"Can we open the presents?"

We ate, and ate, and ate and cleaned the bowls.

We read stories.

We watched some movies.

We shared exchange gifts.

The kids went sledding some more.

Grandma Alice digs into the food...as we ate some more!

Grandma Alice read The Littlest Angel and we opened some of her gifts.

Grandma Alice watches us all.

Kendall

The girls decorated the sugar cookies.

Mikey got to go to the Festival of Trains in Traverse City.

They made earrings and necklaces.

The grandkids ready to slide down the hill

A little air time for Carmen

Kendall's first slide with Mom and Dad and her first experience with snow.

Sometimes it's hard to stay awake.

Our Christmas portrait.

The Denja clan.

Grandma Rose and Grandpa Bob with all the grandkids

Bob, Rose, Maeve, Erin and LeighAnne

The Mason family portrait.

All dressed up for dinner.

We opened more presents on our exchange gift day

Grandma Alice and Isabel check out the lottery tickets

The crew lounges during a game of Celebrity

Daddy Mike and Peter think its all pretty funny...and fun!

Our last day together at the Omelet Shop...eating again!

It was time for rest!!