Christmas 2010

We spent Christmas in the UP this year.  We were so thankful for terrific traveling weather (and for Emerson sleeping a good portion of the drive)!  We had so much fun with our family there: sledding, cookie decorating, eating, etc.  Emerson had a great time playing with her cousins, Nana, aunts and uncles, and great-grandmas!    

Cookie decorating requires intense concentration

Our family went sledding with Uncle Jeff, Aunt Lesley, Noah, and Koen on Christmas Eve day.  The kids (and adults) all had an absolute blast!

We went to Grandma Glo's church for the Christmas Eve service and then went back to her house for dinner afterwards.  We had a chance to skype with Grandma Lisa and Grandpa Mike in China so they could be a part of the chaos of Emerson and Noah together :-)

Do they look like cousins or what?

Koen is always happy!

Emerson was pretty sleepy and subdued on Christmas morning

  

Emmie and Noah attempted to play Nintendo

Emerson was very uncooperative every time we tried to get a picture of her with one of her grandparents, but this one turned out much better than we anticipated!

Mayra Family Weekend

The Mayras had a weekend filled with family fun in December.  It began on Friday night, when Uncle Jeff, Aunt Lesley, Noah, and Koen came to GR for a sleepover at our house.  Then on Saturday morning, we all traveled to East Lansing to attend Aunt Sarah's graduation from MSU.  After the ceremony and a delicious lunch, we headed to Aunt Nina and Uncle Rich's house to relax, play, and celebrate Christmas and Emerson's birthday.  On Sunday morning, we enjoyed a little down time and then the ladies went to a baby shower for Nina's little girl, Isabelle (due in February)! 

The best part of the weekend: we were so excited to see Grandma Lisa, who we knew was coming from China, but Grandpa Mike surprised us by coming home too!  It was such a blessing to spend a weekend with the WHOLE family!

Thank you, Aunt Nina, for the amazing Nemo cake!!!