2010 may have come and gone, but I still need one more posts worth of pictures to do justice to those last few heady holiday weeks that inevitably put an exclamation point on the end of our year. December does always seem to be the busiest month and this year was no exception. Thankfully our busyness was due to all the time that we were able to spend with family and friends during Christmas, New Years and all the days in between.
Our holiday activities started this year with a train trip into the city where we saw the Macy's light show, walked through the Charles Dickens village, and visited with Santa. Aiden was a big fan of the train ride, and while he didn't sit ON Santa's lap, he did sit next to him. So, that's a start.
Christmas eve found us all at Mom and Dad Jones' new house in Phoenixville. (It's right down the road!) Old traditions were carried over in a new setting, and we had a great time celebrating together and even got to spend time with Gwyn's friend Adeline who was visiting from Wheaton.
Christmas morning mainly consisted of some quiet hours at home for our little family. Jen made sticky buns, we sat around in our pajamas, gifts were unwrapped and played with, what could be better? Some notable gifts: Aiden got a super hero cape (modeled below), Rob got a beer making kit, and Jen got a new pair of Ugg slippers.
In the week between Christmas and New Years we made our yearly pilgrimage across the Pennsylvania Turnpike to State College PA, home of the Nittany Lions, Peachy Paterno Ice Cream, and the Penn State Jones family. For Aiden, State College means lots of cousin play time. In the picture below you can see cousin Claire in the adjacent swing, and in the background cousin Owen is cruising by in his off roading big-wheels Jeep. We had a great time catching up, sharing pictures, and watching all the kids run around together.
This picture may require a moment of explanation. What you see is cousin Chloe hugging Aiden, while Aiden pets a tiny, fuzzy baby chicken. The cutest picture ever? You be the judge.
There are plenty of other get-togethers that I wish we'd been better about documenting. We were able to spend time with the extended Weidner/ Hultslander family, and also had a great time celebrating with friends on New Years eve. Sometimes you are just having too much fun to reach for the camera!
That's all for 2010. Bring it on 2011!
1 comment:
Great pictures and post! I especially like the one of Bailey and Aiden opening presents, Bailey looks so in to it. Glad I was able to spend so much time with you guys over the holidays.
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