We all know that birthdays (like hair) can come with extensions. I personally have been known to milk a birthday for several consecutive days...or, if need be, even a week. Our family claimed that extension privilege for Christmas this year.
The Big Apple Cruses came for Christmas in the middle of January. Mike and I had taken most of the decorations down, but we left up the tree and the outside lights. Although I would have been the first to declare "tacky" the practice of leaving up Christmas lights too long, Hanna (4.5) and Caroline (2.5) both twinkled along with the lights. Nate (5.5) liked the icicle lights around the back patio the best.
The weather cooperated most days that they were here. We were able to have a campfire with smores, ride the four wheeler, swing on the tree swing, go to a wedding, play at Aunt Beth and Uncle Matt's, and eat pretty regularly. Laura is pregnant and due in July, and she had a fried chicken itch that AQ Chicken was unable to scratch in one visit. We ate there twice. Funny as it may sound, Hanna and Caroline just enjoyed playing in what was to them a big space (a house and a yard). And their mother had access to a car and the mall.
Here are some pictures of the Cruses. The really high resolution ones were taken by our friend, LeAnne Winters, with her new camera. The girls had on beautiful black velveteen coats/hats that their other grandmother made them. Nate was obedient, but not thrilled with the project.
So here are the Cruses (Brad, Laura, Hanna and Caroline), the Saferites (Matt, Beth and Nate), plus Papa and Mimi...as our 2009 Christmas celebration continued into 2010.
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