Photos from Christmas

Beware of photo-overload on this post. But I have to give fair credit: all of these photos, except for the first, were taken by my skillful mother. And with that, on to the pictures.

Decorating her own mini-tree with Grandma Vicki and cousins

Having fun with Papa Allen


Feeding the goose (this is a bank by the way)

Cooking with Papa Allen

Picking lemons in the garden

What cute kids!

This girl loves her daddy.

Hanging out with cousins Cooper and Porter

I made tamales for the first time. Thanks for helping me Mom.

Getting ready to play in the "snow"

A neighbor who is a commercial fisherman had loads of "snow" (read: crushed ice) dumped on his lawn and let all the neighborhood kids come and play in it. Here's Piper throwing a snowball at Cooper.

Cuddling with Uncle Mark and Cooper

Mark posing in his autographed elf hat my mom got him at the Christmas Story house here in Cleveland

Nan's kids, Mark's kids, and my kid together

Playing in a huge TV box

UNO with Grandma

Peekaboo with Aunt Nan and Louisa

I taught my nieces how to make button hair clips that my friend Candace had taught me how to make.

Troublemakers

Tickling those ivories

Happy New Year!

Going for a ride in the lumber wheelbarrow

Playing with the new laptop from Grandma Ann and Grandpa Rich

Feeding the ducks at the park

On the swings

Wee!