this is a mini shout-out to my online friends who i know through another web site, but who sometimes also comment here at our family blog.

for the past three christmases, i have had the privilege to meet up with two of my friends, holly and susie, and their families. the first year, rowan was 5 months old and was the only child so we met at the church brew works for dinner. last year, susie and JB brought along their 4 month old son, will and our sawyer, also 4 months old joined the clan. so we met up at our home. this year, holly and mike brought their 2 month old daughter, makenna, so the house was full with little kids. we've grown and have had three great years of catching up, watching our husbands bond over glasses of wine and scotch, and see our kids begin to play with each other. we're looking forward to next year when we will have two more babies added to our numbers, and are (hopefully) settled into our new home where our kids can go sledding on our 6 acres of hills. :)


kenny gaga over baby makenna; me, holly, and susie and our kiddos; mama with boys in hats; rowan bonding with greymalkin, the matron cat of the house.
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