after christmas visitors

christmas is filled with lots of happy things, my most favorite is that everyone comes home!! we are so blessed to see so many of our friends who live so far away...russell and emily are expecting their THIRD boy, but made time for old friends and a yummy dinner at ciao baci. (when did i get so short?)

and look at these cute cousins!! even though aunt shannon is working like crazy she was able to make it up on the 31st so we could all exchange gifts. i love this picture...somewhere in heaven my mother is bursting with grandmother pride!!

and sweet miss frances got to meet another one of her asms aunties. aunt cyn came all the way from california, and spent a little time with the crew.