This year we all traveled to Maryland to celebrate Thanksgiving with all the Rabines. We had such a wonderful time; we rarely all see each other around the holidays, so this was a special treat. We stayed in an Air Bnb with Bobby's family, and all those young kids were so happy to be together. Aside from bedtime, we really didn't have to do any parenting most of the weekend, win!
Big shout out to Jody and Ed who hosted us multiple times and created a delicious Thanksgiving feast!
Grandkids! More family photos to come later
(cough. Jamie. download them)
My little family
Candy cane crooks
Mother / Daughter
Snuggles with Ben Ben
Snuggles with Bob Bob
Crafting
The feeling is mutual
Football with the kids
Here's some videos my niece Alex edited. They really encapsulate just how uncool we are as a family.
Allison bought adorable PJs for all the kids. Not surprisingly, our youngest ones stubbornly refused to wear them...
Best picture ever?
Fawning over Ben
The Donoghues explored a little bit of Washington D.C., though the girls were not super into it, nor were their feet. I enjoyed seeing things though! Jody and Ed kindly watched Ben for the day, and I'm sure he loved all the attention!
White House
Family selfie
My favorite memorial
My beautiful girl
So. Much. Walking.
We were the only ones there! (not)
A natural on the Metro
So mature
We celebrated Maggie's birthday a few days early with some family on Saturday... also watched Michigan lose to Ohio State (again), and then we drove home late into the night, uneventfully!
Happy Birthday, Maggie!
Go Blue
Some Wolverines in our family
Family birthday song!
Bros before Jo's
Maggie's birthday was on Tuesday - my baby is a big 7-year old! I love this age - she is learning so many things, can read pretty well, is independent, though still loves to cuddle!
Birthday girl!
Make a wish
Maggie opens most gifts with this expression, so cute
Celebrating a day early with Justin
We got Maggie a hoverboard for her birthday gift - I am amazed how well she does on it! I tried it and nearly killed myself!
A couple weeks ago I became godmother to Amy and Eric's daughter Emily. She was so sweet and brave in front of the whole church!
Baptized!
Here is a video of Ben during bath time last night... couldn't quite figure out how to hold the water...
Phew, that's all for now - ramping up for the holidays!
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