Still more Christmas

We met at Carrie's house with my family for our soup and rolls afternoon.  It was a bit odd this year without my mom and her passing still being so new.  We had a tearful, but so special time together.  A few years ago, I took a picture of the grandkids with their birth order number on a piece of paper.  Before mom passed away, she had designed t-shirts for all the grandkids, with their number on the back for their Christmas gift.  Colin gave us all a beautiful ornament to remember mom, with a story about them behind the engraving.  Mom collected Willow Tree figures, so I made a thought for those and gave one to each of the granddaughters.  My mom also loved lighthouses, so I bought tie tacks for the boys and Rachelle helped me write a note about lighthouses and moms example to give to the grandsons.   So there were lots of tender feelings and tears, but it was a beautiful Christmas together. 

After we were done, we went sledding.  Oh man it was so cold, but such a blast!

 

 One more stop.  We ended Christmas at Stewarts where the kids were even more loved, another way of saying spoiled rotten.  We are so blessed with such amazing family all around us.