I was blessed to be able to see all of our children, all but one of my in-law children and all but one of our grandchildren in the month of December. I left a week before Thanksgiving to celebrate the holidays in Arizona and stayed there (all but one weekend) , until after New Years. What a treat! Steve and his one-year old son, Hunter, came for a wedding the middle of the month. How I loved cuddling that little guy. He would only go to Steve or I and seemed perfectly satisfied in my arms...warms your heart. Annie and her one-year old son, Andrew came about the same time. It was the first time the two one-year olds had been together...such fun!
My month included 3 Nana Sleepovers with different groups of grandchildren (grade school age boys, grade school age girls, and Jr. High/High School kids) That was so much fun! We shared dinner, games, stories, videos, made Christmas cookies and played in the back yard...you can do that in AZ in December! The highlights besides the grandbabies and the sleepovers were attending concerts and performances, having grandchildren stop by after school, dropping in for visits at children's homes, a Christmas Eve sit down dinner for about 34, Christmas buffet with extended family, about 65. A special family night with all the family except Steve & Kara and children, including a surprise arrival of our oldest grandson's girlfriend.
Then to top it all off we had a New Year's Eve Party that couldn't be beat. Paul and David hosted it with a hugh bar filled with food at Paul's, a rousing game of nerf frizby dodgeball in the church gymnasium, a fun game of "Three Deep", dancing, noisemakers, hats and lots of shared fun. I would love to spend every December in Arizona, connecting with family and friends. We'll see if that is possible. We are now enjoying sub zero weather in Rexburg but its good to be back.
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