We had a lovely Christmas day with family. We were missing Melanie and Jeff due to an emergency surgery for Melanie (removal of an ovarian cyst), but she is thankfully now home and well. And we got a short visit with them on Christmas Eve. We spent the weekend prior to Christmas with most of the Martin family, but regretfully I don't have any photos.
Joining us this year was the girls' "cousin" Amie. We were thrilled we were able to share Christmas with her. These photos are courtesy of Madden's new, very fancy camera that she received as a joint gift from all three sets of grandparents. It was priceless to watch her face as her little sister piled up gift after gift, while she had just a very few. We saved the "big gift" until the end, and it was fantastic to watch her reaction when she opened it. Also a memorable moment: Santa's present for Grammie.
