Christmas at Grandma and Grandpa Mike's (Part 1 of 3)

 

Christmas day turned out to be a bit more exciting this year than in many years past.  After doing our normal morning Christmas tradition, we quickly drove out to DIA and jumped on a plane to join Grandma and Grandpa Mike in Snohomish, WA for several days of festivities!  Their house is amazing and they had everything loaded up for us to go once we all arrived.  Michelle and Mike (my half-brother) have been living with my mom for a year or so and Aunt Jackie and her family had come into town a few days before we got there...so it was a full house.

It was great to have everyone, and my mom's house always just seems cozy...no matter where it has been located!

Here we are gathered around the kitchen table just catching up and relaxing while Grandpa Mike cooks in the background.

Even Gavin got in to help a bit with the cooking, though it is hard to tell how much he retains from these short bouts of kitchen help.  We can only hope someday he learns to cook beyond the toaster oven and the microwave, mostly for his sake!