Two years in a row, my brother, Kevin and his wife, Sara, and their amazing family, have made a roadtrip to see us for the second week of Christmas break. THANK YOU for seeing us and knowing how much we love and appreciate being seen and having family surround us with love and presence. You are such an incredible example of the heart and hands of Christ in action.
We greeted them upon arrival with snow shovels in hand
hanging with their newest (at that time) Cruess cousin
We celebrated my godson, Benji's, birthday a little late but so glad we got to celebrate with him.
coffee with an amazing sister!
hanging out with dear friends
Sara and Ryan trying to fix the sled
hot cocoa after sledding
with my sweet goddaughter
Candyland with Mary
performing Christmas carols for us
My brother is so creative and fun. He bought three matching sets of puzzles so we could have puzzle making competitions
We broke into teams and started a timer and worked to see who could put their puzzle together first
MORE sledding fun!
Puzzle contest number two. Different teams, different puzzles
Playing a really fun work-together-game
Puzzle contest #3
We were having a lot of fun!
cousins singing together
Elise with her godparents
me with my godson
3 months apart cousins
9 days apart
one month apart
a month and a half apart
Kolbe just wanted a picture with Dom
one year and a couple months apart
After the cousins headed back home, Kayla and Ava put together another of the puzzles.
