We drove to Michigan on Friday, December 21 to spend Christmas with our families. The boys did well on the drive. Brodie was a little fussy and fighting a double ear infection, but he was a trooper and despite only taking two 30 minute naps the whole way he avoided having any major meltdowns. We discovered he liked watching "Baby Signing Time". With a DVD player and the IPad, Alex had no problem being occupied.
There was a trace amount of snow on the ground when we got to Grand Haven so Alex had to get all suited up and go out and play. It was crazy cold and windy so no one wanted to go out, so we watched Alex run up and down the hills and play through the window! He lasted about 20 minutes before deciding he was freezing.
On Saturday Alex and I went with both Grandmas to the Critter Barn to see the animals and the Live Nativity. He was THRILLED with his surprise that his cousin, Kasjen, came too! He insisted that Kasjen hold his hand anytime we had to walk everywhere. Alex loved petting all the animals.
Only a few chicks may have been injured during our visit :)
On Christmas Eve, waiting for all the cousins to arrive...
Alex got to be "Santa" and pass out presents - I think he liked this about as much as opening presents....
Waiting for his turn to open presents...
Helping Daddy open his big present...
Alex loved his Berenstein Bear book collection, he insisted on reading it right then and there....
The VandenBrand Clan....
Brodie's turn...
Wresting with Uncle Todd....
Christmas Day with the Postmas.....
Alex was hilarious when he opened this dinosaur pillow pet - he acted like it was real and wrestled it to the ground...
Cousin Love....
Chutes and Ladders - Alex loved playing this game...
Christmas tradition - new pj's for all the kids....
Loved his football uniform...he has since slept with it many nights....
So excited that we got one big snow storm while we were there.....
Alex also tried to play golf in the snow, but got a little frustrated keeping track of his ball ;).
We were busy and I forgot to get the camera out a lot, but overall we enjoyed some great quality time with family and friends. We had a wonderful week. We ate way too much good food and loved spending time with everyone. Eric and I got out for dates, nights out with friends, shopping and a movie - wow! The boys loved being with their grandparents and cousins and we were all spoiled with generous gifts.
