Here's a recap of our holidays for you all:
The day after the biggest storm that Philadelphia has gotten in quite a while, Matt went to see the Falcons play the Jets, so Ava and I were home alone. I called my mom and was telling her that we were bored, so my dad happily volunteered to come pick us up. (Matt drove my car because his awesome car was stuck in our parking lot.) We were going to wait until Tuesday and go to their house with my sister, but we decided we'd go earlier so that we could spend some time with my brother and his girlfriend who were in from Vermont. They hadn't seen Ava since the summer, so they were excited to spend some one on one time with her.
My sister came on Tuesday and on Wednesday everybody else came, Matt and my brother-in-law Mike carpooled and Matt's parents and brother arrived too. They drove in from NH which was really awesome because it meant that we wouldn't have to drive all the way there with Ava. The last time that Matt's brother saw Ava, she had just come home from the hospital and even though he gets frequently updated with pictures, he was blown away with how big she is. Matt's parents hadn't seen Ava since the end of the summer and they were also shocked to see everything that she could do now.
We did our annual Christmas Eve celebration with our 'family', the Paytons. We met them shortly after moving to Pennsylvania 25 years ago and have been great friends ever since. For the past 20 years or so, they've come over every Christmas Eve. My mom makes lasagna, we play games, and we just have fun. We had quite a large game of Catchphrase this year since there were 15 people, but it was a good time. I am proud to say that Mike and I were the winners of one of the games.
After a late night, we woke up early on Christmas because everybody except for us had to leave to go to other family Christmases. Ava was so excited that she feel asleep in the middle of opening presents! We got lots of great stuff and are very appreciative for everything. After everybody else left, it was just my parents, Matt, Ava and I. It seemed so quiet!
Saturday was another mellow day and then on Sunday, Matt went back to our place and my parents, Ava and I went to my aunt's house in Rochester. It has become a tradition that my dad's side of the family all get together at her house every year. I hadn't seen any of them in quite a while and nobody had met Ava, so it was great to see everybody. We had a really good time and Ava was great being passed around and held by everybody.
After being at my parents' house for a week and a half, Ava and I finally went home on Tuesday. It was good for Ava to settle back into her normal routine. It was so nice having all those extra hands though during the holidays! I hope everyone had a great holiday season this year!
I don't have any Christmas pictures on my computer, but I'll post some once I get them.
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