jeffrey's fam

again, aren't cousins great! this is logan. one of elliot's favorite people in the whole world. he keeps asking me if we can fly to utah for his baptism in sept. not sure if we'll make it, but i know it would be elliot's dream come true if we could. they always have a sleepover when we are in town. it's so cute. i drop him off, they eat dinner, play video games, watch a movie late into the night, sleep on the floor, jessica makes them breakfast, and then they play video games again in the morning until i pick him up. it's the best. even my sister's son, ben, asked her if he could have a sleep over with logan. haha. it was cute. you're a pretty cool kid logan. you've got cool parents too.

sam and his uncle steve sure seemed to connect this trip. i love seeing sam connect with people because when he does it's like he will be true to them forever. this was outside the temple while we were waiting for brynn and e.j. to come out for pictures.

having a family wedding is so fun for many reasons. one reason is i get to see sheryl's relatives that live in canada. aunt lynn is so much fun. her family wasn't able to come, but at least we got to hang out with her. i always have felt a special connection with aunt lynn. i'll never forget the book and cute clothes she sent to me when we first had elliot. i wish they all lived closer.
aunt allison and uncle ken were in town too. aunt allison was amazing. she was behind the scenes at brynn's reception all night preparing the food. she was an angel. i love seeing sheryl's family and seeing how much they love each other. we were all so sad granddad couldn't make it from ontario, but we hope he is doing well.

christmas eve at jeffrey's parents house is our tradition. it's so great that it works out for everyone to make it. here is brynn and e.j. back from their honeymoon. jessica, holding emery, and jen next to her. i fell in love with emery this trip. she is one precious baby. we also got to see jen and steve's new house. they are doing a lot of work on it. i'm excited to see the completed look. i'm so happy for them.

the grandkids and the nativity. poor elliot had gotten really sick this night, so he was actually asleep through most of christmas eve. luckily he woke up before everyone left and was able to join us for a little bit. aren't they cute kids! i love being a part of this amazing family.

here is a shot of grandma handing out presents on christmas morning. she gave them some clothes too and they quickly changed into them. it was so fun to see them get so excited about clothes. she seemed to pick their style.

here is a little of my loot.

we hung out at mike and jessica's one night. we were craving burgers, so at 10 at night mike and jeffrey ran to the new in-n-out burger. yum... i'm craving it again now.

isn't he cute?
this year was our second annual buca de bepo adult dinner. it was a lot of fun, but we really missed having fuzz there. we actually got to talk to him on christmas day. he is doing great on his mission in oregon. sorry mike, you kind of got covered by jeff's head. jen, steve, and emery are way back in the shadows too. thanks for dinner mom and dad.

here is a good shot of emery. she smiled like that all the time. she was so fun to hold and get to know.

jeffrey had to head back home to indiana a week before me, so here i am saying goodbye to craig and sheryl right before i headed back home to join jeffrey. i love my inlaws. i love that i am just as comfortable there as i am at my parents house. it's so hard to say goodbye.