Our first stop on this year's tour de Christmas was Grandma Karen's Thanksmas on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. It is always SO much fun when all TWELVE cousins (now +4 baby cousins) can get together. There is sure to be much laughter, 28 stockings, wild air plane rides, and many memories shared.
The weekend before Christmas we got together with family at my dad and Chris's house. All six kids, their spouses and all THIRTEEN grandchildren were all in attendence. The boys had so much fun and were constantly entertained and dotted over by their older cousins. :)
All 13 cousins...ages 19 to 3 months...crazy! ;)
We FINALLY got out of school early on the 23rd. When we arrived at Grandma Wendy's Aunt Tasha and Aunt Madi had already been slaving away making ALL kinds of treats...:) Dixon was lucky enough to get to join in on the fun and decorate his own pan own pan of sugar cookies.
Dixon's signature touch.
Christmas Eve we ate hamballs and cheesey potatoes at Grandma Wendy's and Grandpa Jack's then went to see Aunt Natalie, Uncle Nate, Grandma Gayle and Grandpa Dan. Dixon took his my new ipad everywhere we went this Christmas. He loves that thing and I must say there are some very educational apps for people his age, plus his fave, Fruit Ninja. ;)
On Christmas morning, once my Santa clad babies were able to open their eyes, the opened their gifts at home with mom and dad and a puppy and a dragon who took up the entire living room...:)
Next we went to Grandma Wendy's and Grandpa Jack's where Tasha, Eric, Reesey, Madi and Jackson were patiently waiting to open their gifts.
By the time we could open gifts, put them together, eat breakfast casserole and dote on Reesey, it was time get dressed and go to Grandma Patty and Grandpa Don's for our next event.
These three little buddies were able to spend time with aunts, uncles, cousins and ipads.
When we left Grandma Patty's we headed back for Grandma Gayles...where after cooking a yummy ham dinner had become sick with the flu.We ate the dinner and played with the boys toys and headed home. I could not resit going to my mom's annual Christmas night party, so Breckie and I left Adam and Dixon at home and went to our last party of the evening.
On the 26th after Grandma Wendy came over and helped me sort through and organize all of the Christmas madness we went over to Grandma Marge's for one last Christmas. It was so nice to see Adam's cousins Hillary (California), Jared (Colorado) and Sasha (Iowa City). Grandma Gayle also brought a cake so baby B could have his first birthday celebration.
The very NEXT day on the 27th I had my wisdom teeth removed which went as well as can be expected. Three short days later Mr. Breckies turned the big ONE!
If you made it all the way to the end of this post you are probably either an aunt or grandma or serious blogger stalker.
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