Sophia holding Kaia on one of the THREE planes that we took
We arrived at Burlington airport in Vermont on schedule!
Auntie Berta greeting Kaia at my parents' house
Uncle Sky hanging with his nieces
Pop-pop (my dad) with Kaia
Grammy with the girls
Uncle Chris came over the next day with his wife, Aunt Sammy
One of my oldest friends, Alice came over with her little boy, Ethan!
Mom had to drive the bus the first week of our visit, and Sophia loved helping her Grammy with some of hte bus runs!
Aunt Sammy!
On Tuesday we trekked to Burlington for some last minute shopping
Exhausting!
On Thursday we went up to my best friend, Ruth's, house
Auntie Ruth with Kaia!
Then Ruth came to my parents' house with Gingerbread house kits for Sophia and her son, Joseph, to use.
We met Auntie Alice and Ethan in Bristol at Cubber's for some lunch
Joseph, 5, holding hands with Sophia, 4, and Ethan, 1.
Back at my parents' place for some sledding!
On Sunday the 23rd we went to the Lincoln church in the morning. This is a picture of my favorite part of the service, "Children's Moment."
Sophia was selected to carry one of the Wise Men up to the Creche scene. Back at home, showing off her Gingerbread house to Uncle Sky.
Daddy arrived safe and on schedule at Burlington airport and we headed to beautiful Church Street!
Family photo on Church Street
We had supper at an amazing restaurant called "Sweet Waters" on Church Street.
Snow falling on Church Street
Christmas Eve service! Sophia was an angel in the pageant
She was the first child to enter the front for the pageant, and dad did the first reading
More angels
Sheep and angels!
The whole crew
We end the service by singing "Silent Night" with candles.
Pictures after the service!
Alice and Ethan came all the way from Middlebury for the service
Travis and Kaia, ready for the walk back home (we live about a block from the church... not that there are blocks in Lincoln!)
Opening stockings Christmas morning!
Ripping into presents
The Christmas carnage!!!
With Auntie Berta (Sky's girlfriend)... matching scarves!
Sky looking pretty grown up!
Napping in stocking shrapnel
Sky and his girlfriend, Berta
Chris and his wife, Sammy
All the "kids" at Christmas dinner!
Mom with champagne and a grandchild
Kaia enjoying her new blankie from Auntie Berta and Uncle Sky
More unwrapping
Our "New Home 2012" ornament!
The scarf sisters :)
These are some random photos from throughout the visit...
Decorating the tree with Uncle Chris on Monday the 17th
Chris always has to hang his favorite ornament; an old painting of our house
The end! (for now) :)
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