My cousin, Kate, had moved in with my parents from Utah. I hadn't seen her in over 2 years so it was great to be able to spend so much time with her.
We were back and forth between the Duncan's and Jorgensen's houses constantly during the 3 weeks we were there. The girls had a little trouble sleeping at a different house each night so we made the decision to sleep at the same house every night. That made things incredibly easier and less stressful for the girls and especially for me.
We did a lot of shopping and crafting getting ready for Christmas. The most incredible part about this year was that all of my siblings were able to be in one place at one time. It's been a few years since this has happened. And, we finally got to meet my nephew, Larry. It was so much fun having all of the grand kids together at the same time. It was loud and messy, but it sure was fun. My grandparents even made it down to spend a day with us. I wish we would have had some more time with them, but you can't always get what you want.
We spent Christmas Eve day with the Jorgensens and had a fabulous dinner and gift exchange that night. It was so fun watching Mina open her gifts. Dalia didn't quite know what was going on and she was sick, but she enjoyed the noise and the toys. After things finished up there we headed back the Duncan's house to put the girls to bed. Dalia ended up waking back up and being awake until about 4 in the morning. I felt so bad for her. We were able to have an enjoyable Christmas morning with everyone except Nicole there. What a mess that place got after opening gifts. The kids had a blast! We had a tasty lunch and then relaxed for the rest of the day.
It was a great 3 weeks back home, but we were anxious to get back to our own place and back to our own routine. We made it back in 22 hours straight through. Once again, the girls were amazing!
All the grand kids taking a bath. We never got all 6 in at one time because Jasmine wasn't a big fan of baths at the time.
Opening gifts at the Jorgensen's home.
Opening gifts at the Duncan's home.
Dru and I got my mom and dad custom bobble heads. They were a big hit.
Cousins watching a movie with each other.
The kids all love Dru.
William got into Meagan's makeup. Hit did a pretty good job.
Here are some family pictures. Sadly, Stephane was in Dubai already and Adam and Jessica weren't feeling to well for the big group shot.
Dru took Mina to a really fun pizza/play place. Dalia was super sick otherwise we would have been there, too. They met up with most of Dru's family and had a really great time.
Here are some pictures of the gift exchange with Dru's mom's family. It was a lot of fun, even though Dru and I have the worst luck in that game. Hehe.
Dru's dad magically put Dalia to sleep. It was so funny and so cute!
Mina took this picture of me.
