We drove up to the Fort Worth area to stay with Jason's sister and her family for the weekend. She had all of the Dzubinski side up at her house to celebrate Christmas and the New Year. It's nice that we all live in Texas and are able to get together for these occasions.
This Christmas was so much more fun with all the kids than the last one. The babies aren't really babies anymore and everyone is growing into their own personalities. It was great trying to get four toddlers to patiently wait their turn to open their different presents--I don't even know why we bother sometimes! Aspen loves to open presents. I have a feeling she just wanted to open everyone's gifts. The act of unwrapping could entertain her for hours.
We all got some wonderful gifts from everyone. Uncle James and Aunt Jennifer got all the kids handmade hats in different colors. The three little ones had dog faces on them and Cameron got one that looked like a mohawk. I loved the hat for Aspen and for the most part she will keep it on--double bonus!
Papa and Nanny know all about Aspen's affection to not only stuffed animals, but also particularly to monkeys. So of course how could they resist getting their granddaughter a HUGE stuffed monkey. Despite how large it is Aspen has been carrying "Lulu" all around and if we would let her I'm sure she would bring her to bed with her at night.
Lulu is the perfect size for Aspen to practice her tackling skills...
I always have a tendency to wait to the last minute to get Christmas gifts. This year since we were not meeting up with Jason's family til after Christmas I had an extra week for shopping. Thankfully my sister-in-law did a blog post about Cameron's interest in his other cousin's "laptops" they received for Christmas. I think I did pretty good on this gift--needless to say he loved it!
After all the gifts were open it became a free for all. Everyone was playing with everybody else's toys and for the most part doing fairly well with sharing. Trevor was really enjoying this sit-and-spin toy, although I guess he preferred spinning while standing.
We decided to take a walk to the park close by to their house to get some fresh air--I think everyone needed it! I love this shot of all the cousins in their modes of transportation. I was impressed with how well Cameron biked for the distance we had to go. It will be fun when Aspen's is that age and we can bike to the park. For now she is comfortable in her wagon.
We had a great visit with the family. We left Sunday morning and drove to Midland following Jason's parents. From there Jason and I continued on to Taos, New Mexico for a couple of days of skiing while Aspen stayed with Jason's parents. More to come on that trip. Hopefully everyone had a wonderful New Year!
Of course we had to attempt the group shot. I will say it's getting better every time...
Group shot from last year...
2 comments:
I'm glad Aspen likes the hat. Jessica has been doing pretty good about keeping hers on too. I think it helps that is actually cold.
I love the picture of Aspen tackling Lulu.
Post a Comment