christmas day pt. 2

after we had finished opening presents at home and talked to germany on the phone,

we headed out for a snowy trip to gra and pop's house.

aiden taking his new "howdy howdy" for a ride on his shoulders.

i know you must be thinking, "man, she loves her carseats."

i know there are a lot of photos of them in their seats,

but i like the fact that they are strapped in,

not able to run from me when i break out the camera.

and the natural light.

playing with their new leap frog toys.

i'm all about learning toys. block time with the cousins. you'd think they never see these kids.

this was the main attraction this year.

aj's first christmas.

he was too cute for words.

i don't think i have heard this kid cry since the day after he was born.

hanging out with uncle perry.

meal time with mary anne.

the best of the 14 shots that i took.

well, okay, i only took 3.

the parsonage is a bit small,

so we always go next door and have our family meals and do gifts there.

carrie grace showing aj his new wall art from aunt susie.

they told me that he really likes dr seuss,

so i'm glad i used that old seuss book illustration for his project.

and of course mom did like her photos,

just like i said she would.

and she liked her sleigh ride painiting(the header on my blog).

she called last night and said it was hanging up in the kitchen.

almost time to leave and i finally got to snuggle with the little man.

the blase's.

the coulter's.

the whyte's.

..and the blizzard that we drove through on the way home.