Christmas Day 2009 . . .

Are we really halfway through January? How does that happen? I'm still trying to post our December pictures! Here are a few from our Christmas Day in Michigan, actually the only "few" I took. My family really should have thanked me for keeping my camera in its little case most of the day!

We spent Christmas day with Bry's side of the family. His mom and dad live on a small lake. The view any time of the year is beautiful, but especially so on a snowy December day! Thank you Lord for a White Christmas--the first one we'd seen in a long, long time!

A tiny, but pretty picture (from my cell phone) taken

from the front window. Heaven's perfect Christmas touch!

Big brother gifted Teddi with a new Panda puppet!

Needless to say she loved it--I missed the shot of the precious

hug she gave Bryce, as soon as "Panda" was revealed.

Brady, obviously happy with whatever he had just unwrapped!

The Newlys excited about one of their gifts too!

(They had just barely rolled in from

their road trip--arriving at Gma & G'pa's

just after midnight on Christmas eve)

Dominic and Brogan, showing off Dominic's artwork!

Christmas night . . . games around the table,

and Grinner is starting to fade.

Ahhhh, it was a good day . . . the kind that wears a

little brother right out . . .

. . . and a little sister too!

Thank you Grandma and Grandpa and all, for a blessed . . . memory-making, good food-eating, white elephant gifting, fun-time sharing, Christmas celebrating day!

Blessings from my nest ~

Tina