We spend the weekend before Christmas in South Bend with the Sullivan clan. We rented a house for all the Iowa Sullivans. I think Becca was not happy to have her picture taken.
Mary was very happy to see her bestie!
All the girl cousins at one table minus one...
...and all the boy cousins at another.
Mary didn't have any trouble finding a lap to sit in.
We went to Mass Christmas Eve to celebrate the birth of our Lord.
Then on Christmas morn we opening our gifts. Mary was very excited to get a Baby Yoda sleep mask.
But George was even MORE excited to get a Star Wars Legions game.
Thanks Aunt Pat!
When then took a trip to St. Louis to see the Hatton side of the family. Becca and I got to bound on the couch.
The cousins on this side are little (ages 1 and almost 3) but equally delightful as all the other cousins. Here is an attempt to get 7 kids to share a couch and look at the camera.
Mike enjoyed some time with our old friend Gweny. The pandemic has made her very white.
All in all, we had a lovely Christmas. Thank you to all our siblings for sharing your wonderful children with us. it is always a blessing to see happy, healthy children with their amazing, loving parents and grandparents. Merry Christmas to you all.