Holiday Visiting, Part 2: Post-Christmas

The first few days post-Christmas have been filled with visiting friends and family. On the 26th, we met up with Sarah, and Simon attended his first big family Christmas celebration, with Jess's extended family. It was quite the scene, with four generations in attendance--two at the top (great-grandma & great-grandpa), and eight at the bottom (eight of ten great-grandchildren were there), and a whole slew in between.

Simon, enjoying a brief reunion with his godmother...

...who knit him an amazing new hat! Its perfect timing, too, because he has pulled on the one I knit so much that now he can get it off, even when tied under his chin. This one fits nice and snug, and he hasn't managed to get it off yet :).

playtime with Grandpa John--Simon loves feeling his beard

upside-down playtime with Daddy

'helping' Aunt Liz take some photos

sitting on Great-Grandma Carole's lap while everyone plays our traditional Christmas white-elephant bingo (which is in no way related to bingo, really, except that its based on luck...)

The whole family enjoying dinner in Madison on the 27th--including Simon's soon-to-be Uncle David, who Simon hadn't seen in nearly a year (when Simon was still in the hospital)!

We are currently enjoying even more visiting with friends and family, in Red Wing--the parties just never stop!