Christmas Break with Family

I am so glad that we got to spend this Christmas break with family and my kids absolutely loved it too.  We had so much fun playing and relaxing around my parents house!  Alden loved having tons of people who would play with him and spend time with him all day long.  I loved visiting with family and just seeing my kids happy!

These are just a few pictures I took while we were relaxing and enjoying family time in California.

Alden enjoyed relaxing with Xander, when he wasn't running all over the house wanting to do other things.

Katrina enjoyed working on one of the hardest, if not the hardest, puzzle my dad has ever made.  I helped a little but I will admit that I am not as good at puzzles as my sister.

Alden loved learning how to play ping pong while we were in California and got to the point that he could manage on his own.

I do think he is a little disadvantaged because he has to stand on a stool to play and that means he can't move along the edge of the table to get the ball.  However, he still has fun and when people played him they were mostly just helping him learn and improve so it worked out well.  I honestly just love the fact that Alden wants to learn and try so many different things.

Xander and Erik decided to do a much easier puzzle in the kitchen while Katrina finished her hard one.

Alden and Grandpa had fun playing with a ball that Jenni made for Alden for Christmas.

Drew and I took the boys out at one point to just go walk the mall and we decided to share a small Coldstone ice cream and Alden was really excited about that.

It was fun to see my siblings playing with Anders!  I love watching them interact and just having a chance to spend time with my siblings is great!

Anders checking out his aunts.

Drew and Anders checking out some of the ping pong action in the garage.

Alden had to patiently wait his turn on the side while my aunt and uncle played.

I just love catching moments like this.  It is just so sweet to see Daddy and son cuddled up together!

Drew and Anders found a new game that Anders thought was tons of fun!  Drew would just stand over him and drop this ball onto his tummy and Anders would just laugh!  It was so adorable to watch.

Here is a video where you can see a little of what was going on and hear Anders adorable laugh.

I love seeing Anders so happy!  Every time I hear him laugh or see him smile it makes me smile!  I am so glad that we got to have some great quality time with my family while we were in California!