Merry Christmas!!!

Christmas at our house with lots of little ones was just...so much fun for Larry and me!!! The best blessing was attending church with most of the whole bunch which doesn't happen very often. Here are a few pics that made us smile. Lori and Bailey below...

Brant, Chelsea and Makynna

Mike with a favorite gift...

Bailey and Bryden

This is the only picture we could get of the three grandchildren....hard to get them all to pose!

Aunt Joni and Bailey

Cooper got a new shirt that he HAD to put on NOW...so funny! He announced "my shirt!"

Bryden never lacked for people to hold him~

Bailey with her Strawberry shortcake set...

Uncle Tim with baby B...

This pic,... just because I think they looked cute!

-yes,...there was lots of Christmas cheer at our house!

Chelsea's family...

Mike's family....

Tim's family...

Food consumed, church attended, presents opened and in jammies, ready to go home to see if Santa is coming to their house in the morning....

and Gramp-santa settling down for a lonnng winter's nap....Merry Christmas from our house to yours!!!!

First video is of Bailey opening her first gift, second is of Cooper, who had been dancing and when I got the camera he stopped,....but Bailey danced instead! -And third is of Larry getting a "guy's night out"gift, Cav's tickets with/from the boys!

Chelsea gets married...

This week consisted of a wedding... Babysitting...

and visiting Bailey...:-)

who has Christmas fantasies dancing in her head!

This is Grandpa's new favorite po when we are babysitting!

Yesterday, Pastor Mitchell married Chelsea and Brant in a simple ceremony. Her bouquet was made with roses, and holly from our yard.

The family

Brant's parents

and after a long week, a tired Grandma and a....

tired Bryden! (he's such a good baby!)

My new favorite pic...#2!!

My new favorite pic....

A Wild, Wonderful Day....

The kids all came today...not only to see Bryden and his progress, but also because our next door neighbor has a niece who is a new photographer and wanted to take their pictures. Kate is here for just a month starting a business while her husband is away in the Samoas. She offered to take pics for her new portfolio and we were thrilled, not only to have the new baby taken, but also to have one of the three grandchildren together. When Kate heard that we had a new baby, she wanted to photograph him soon, while he still sleeps all the time. Above is a "sneak peek" of one of photos she took of Bryden. Below is Mike & Lori with Bailey...Mike holding Bryden.Lori & Bryden

Tim and Cooper also looking him over...

Joni & nephew...

Kate Strine (with camera) posing the kids...she is wonderful with them!!

Cooper wasn't all that thrilled with picture taking...but he eventually came around.

so, in the meantime,...we got shots of Bailey & Bryden.

Cooper joins the fun...

Playing with the sheep from the manger scene...

Bailey gives Aunt Chelsea a hug...

and lifts a stool that my grandmother needlepointed announcing"heavy"!!!

Mike reading the inscription that my grandmother wrote after making the stool. It took her 5 years to complete! She said she would never make another one and she never did. It is a well used treasure to me. It's just the right size for the little kids to sit on.

The guys are so funny and we laugh the whole time they are here...it's nice to watch them interact with each others children too. I heard them all making a lot of noise ...coming from our bedroom...they were having a

pillowfight!

All too soon it was time for them all to go home, but...

then Bob & Becca came to see Bryden...

and friend Rosemary

and Holly and Jeremy

This one is so sweet of Bryden and "Mimi"

....and finally, this is the result of all our patience,...a picture of all three together!!! Yeah!!!! (I'm hoping Kate got more than I did...)

Some clips of the day...bye, I am now taking a nap!