Holiday Update #2

To continue with our holiday happenings, I will pick up with my last update…
Saturday, December 22, we drove out to the Poconos to visit with Tim’s dad and family. The girls could not wait to see the SNOW! It was very different, going from flat, sandy NJ to the huge mountains of PA and it’s beautiful to ‘visit’ the snow, but not live with it!

So we were able to see Tim’s dad, his wife and her daughter, Tim’s brother and his wife and their son. It was nice to spend time together with them, we don’t get to see them often enough because of living so far away.

The girls had a blast playing in the snow, we brought their sleds and snowsuits and they all got into the action. Of course, Madison still does not like the snow, so she gave it a try, but overall wanted to just walk around (I don’t blame her!). Here are some pictures of the fun in the snow and making snow angels:



Kaitlyn, Morgan & Tyler:

Getting ready for the 'big push'!

Morgan and Grandpop:

We were also able to have a gift exchange and the girls got a fun karaoke machine, which they love! And we had a nice dinner together and yummy dessert before it was time to hit the road again for our almost 3 hour drive home.

Tim's brother, Gary:

Chocolate cupcake faces:



The next day, Sunday, Tim’s mom and her husband came down in the morning and arrived just after we got home from church. The girls were very excited to see them! Anita brought delicious brownies; we exchanged gifts at home, played games and read books together. Also, one of my favorite things to do is listen to Tim’s mom play the piano, so she played some Christmas songs and the girls sung along, it was really cute! Then we went out and had a nice dinner together before they had to leave and drive home in the pouring rain.
Posing with Grandmom:

Showing off their new PJ's:

Singing Christmas carols:

We wrapped up that last weekend before Christmas by heading to the mall for some last minute shopping on Sunday night.