Christmas Break

We have had such a fun time. The best part has been having Ben around! It has been a fun filled few weeks. We started the break getting things done around the house. Ben put in hardware on our kitchen cabinets which look really good. We then went to Ben's parents house to celebrate Christmas with them. Gracie loved the opening door house they got her as well as the rocking horse! She has lots of new things now to play with. We then flew to my Mom's house and spent a week and a half here. It was great having everyone back together. We played games, visited Grandma at work, sang Christmas songs at Margaret's nursing home, Christmas Eve at the Merkley's, went to Rosco's Chicken and Waffles, went to the movies, boys played racket ball and girls got pedicures, fed the ducks, played at the mall, and lots more. Poor Gracie got a high fever (105 degrees) on Christmas which was no fun. Poor baby spent her first Christmas sick, but she was a great sport through it all. We went back to Ben's parents and spent New Year's Eve with them. Gracie cried on the plane for the first 30 minutes (Grandma says it's because she was missing her) then slept after that. We had a great Christmas.

Gracie playing with her new Door House with Pop

Eating dinner together on Nora's dinner night (yummy)

Gracie loves her Grandma (and the rocking chair)

She also really liked her new maracas

Playing "beauty parlor" with Alli. Notice her straight hair.

Feeding the duck and geese. Some of us got a little nervous.

Walk to the park in the wagon.

These two are going to get into a lot of mischief together one day.

Decorating the tree

Riding the Carousel at the mall. This was Grace's favorite thing!

She really liked her first taste of a candy cane.

New Christmas outfit.

Christmas

The Graham Fam

At the rain forest with Nana and Pop.