Remembering the Holidays!

I can't believe that Christmas and New Year's came and went so fast! We had a wonderful time visiting with almost all of our family!

We started Christmas at our house on Sunday morning, since Jonathan would be busy studying and taking his last board on Monday and Tuesday. We then spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in Florida at Jonathan's mom's ... and had a blast! Then a quick trip to the beach for the weekend to spend with my family... we were ALL there - and enjoyed being together. Lastly a New Year's Eve celebration at Jonathan's dad's watching the annual Owens's fireworks display (the finale is always the BEST), watching the ball drop and watching lots of football!

Here are a few favorite pictures! Somehow I didn't take ANY pictures at New Year's ... probably because we were so exhausted from Benjamin's 5 days and nights of a fever... we DID finally take him in to the doctor ... double ear infections and possibly pink eye! Thankfully he's better now!

Here are a few pictures of Christmas at our house:

Grammy and Grampy (aka "Drampy and Drammy") are definitely two of my favorite people! They are so attentive to Benjamin and really make his world when we are in town to visit! Here is Grammy reading to Benjamin...

and Grampy and Benjamin digging holes!

Our Christmas Eve Party... which included Benjamin dressing up as ALL of the nativity people ... because the other little cousins were crying! Benjamin within 3 minutes was: Joseph holding baby Jesus (a towel wrapped up... and he couldn't figure out where the baby was!), a wise man, an angel, a sheep and I'm probably leaving something else out! Pretty funny!

Aunt Tammy helping Benjamin get dressed:

A "wise sheep":

Benjamin loves Nana - he always gets her undivided attention!

Christmas Morning at Nana's:

Doesn't Santa bring every dentist's kid a toothbrush and toothpaste!

Here are a few fun beach pictures... my sister Laura running ... with Daisy trying to keep up, and Benjamin trying to CATCH UP to both of them!

Benjamin excited to see his shadow on the sand!

I have to NOTE ... that my two favorite moments were:

1. walking hand in hand with jonathan at night on the beach - seeing the millions of stars above and knowing that my marriage is eternal with him...

2. walking hand in hand with benjamin (with baby brother in tummy) and having the best conversations with this little guy ... and knowing we are an enteral family!