Holidays!

Well, I must apologize for not posting in nearly 2 weeks! We have had a wonderful holiday here in the US. We spent Christmas in NC with my family as well as all of Alex's siblings and parents (first time in YEARS everyone has been together) and then drove up to Michigan to visit with extended family on the Swem side. We've been up here about a week and will return to NC in two days. I'm sorry I didn't finish all the posts on the Jesse Tree. Time with family took over my good intentions of blogging! I'll hit a few highlights with photos here and then resume regular blogging once we are in NC in a few days. We are driving so it will take one very, very long day or what we more likely will do is spread it out over two days.

The holidays started for us on the 23rd with the Beahm side of the family...traditional Christmas Eve chili and board games!

Great shot of the cousins in front of the tree! Amazing that they are all being still at the same time.

Christmas Eve we had a chance to snap a photo of the Swem/Fisher/Liebmann cousins.

The girls woke up before their aunts and uncles...so we did stockings for the three of them bright and early.

Uncle Dan and Geneva on Christmas morning.

Wendy showing off two of her gifts...a princess costume and an mp3 player!

Wendy Jane LOVES her newest cousin, Brendan...He is just a little over a month old here!

A pile of cousins sitting on their aunt Annie on Christmas morning at our little house in Greensboro!

Our biggest Christmas surprise...SNOW!

Geneva couldn't stand to be outside and not get down in the snow. But her little legs weren't strong enough to walk with her snowsuit on. So this was Daddy's solution!

Vera snuggling some of her gifts...

And Sweet Geneva on her gift from Grandma Swem...a snuggly new blankie...along with some new little friends from her great-aunt!

A final photo...

Our first day in Michigan we were able to spend time with Alex's cousin Michael and his family...the girls instantly made a best friend with his youngest daughter, Meagan. They stayed up until nearly midnight playing together our first night in town.

More Michigan photos in the next post!