Holiday Family Fun!

Where to begin? We spent five days down in VA and it was amazing how many people we got to see! This post is just a wrap-up of all the wonderful family that Dan, Finley and I got to hang out with.

#1: Owen (Finley's cousin who just turned one the previous week)

The boys played very nicely together and it was neat to see them somewhat acknowledge each other's existence! Owen's not walking quite yet, but the two certainly found ways to connect.

#2 Chris (My brother, Finley's uncle, and Owen's dad)

#3 Granddad

Finley had fun playing toys, reading books, sitting on his lap, and listening to him play guitar.

#4 Cool Aunt Caitlin (title says it all!)

#5 Grammy

For some reason, Finley took a little while to warm up to his Grammy this visit. He played hard to get, but she was very patient and when the time was right--the fun began!

#6 Mia (Finley's "cousin" who is Dan's cousin's daughter)

#7 Annette (Finley's great Aunt and Mia's grandma)

#8 Daddy

Since Dan came down a few days after Finley and I, the boys made up for lost time with some Christmas morning snuggling.

The whole crew in some posed pre-Christmas dinner photos.

More people we hung out with that aren't pictured: Dave (a good friend of mine from high school), Mitch (a good friend of my mom's who spent Christmas with us), Bronwyn (Owen's mom, Finley's aunt), Eric and Amy (dan's cousin and his wife), Baby Jake Forseter (Mia's new little brother), Bernie (Finley's great Uncle, grandpa to Mia and Jake), and who knows who else!

Finley was a charmer as usual, flashing smiles and giving out belly laughs. While he doesn't usually leap into other peoples' arms or stray too far from us, he does love to be around people and is learning how fun it can be to interact with all those around him.