We went to Aunt Bobbie's house in Columbus the weekend before Christmas for a pre-holiday family gathering. Spencer met his second cousin, Sarah, who was born in July. Even though she lives in Austin, we hadn't managed to do an introduction in town. Lots of photo opps - it was like walking into a crowd of papparazzi when we arrived.
David turned 40 on December 22nd. To celebrate, we went to Ichiban for sushi with Mike, Patty and a few good friends. We had a private room and it was the perfect setup for Spencer. He was a trooper as usual. It was my first sushi in over a year (no raw fish for the preggos), so I really enjoyed it. Lots of great food and laughter. Mike and Patty spent the night with us so we could have our Christmas the next morning before they headed to New York.
On Christmas Eve, the three of us drove to Angleton to see my family. We were nervous about the long car ride, but - no surprise - Spencer did great! We saw my immediate family (Spencer met Aunt Dianne and Uncle Scott) then went to Grandma Hill's that night, where he met lots of great-aunts, great-uncles and assorted cousins. On our way back home on Christmas Day, we stopped by Dave's Aunt Ellen's house. Spencer met his other baby 2nd cousin, Caroline, plus other great-aunts/uncles and cousins. Again, lots of photo opps with the two babies.
Christmas was especially joyful this year. We feel so blessed.
I'm experimenting with Picasa Web Albums. Here are the links to a couple of albums. You'll probably have to create an account to view them, but I'm not sure...
Dave's 40th Birthday
Christmas 2008
See you in 2009!
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