Today we celebrated the first of our many Christmases. My paternal grandmother has always made sure we get together the Sunday before Christmas. There is still a cousin and a daughter who don't attend, but the rest of the family made a point to be there. It was especially exciting with the addition of Bella, Grandma's first great-great-granddaughter who arrived on February 24. We took pictures this year, and even took an entire group photo. The kids loved opening their presents, and we had a fun afternoon.
The only downside is that the kids still have three days of school. It's a little hard to motivate when we've begun our Christmas, but it's especially important for Catherine who has finals this week and doesn't really know what she's in for. She did spend some time studying, but I'm not sure it is enough...I guess we'll see.
Regardless, it was such a fun afternoon. I'm so grateful to have my grandmother, who in three weeks will be turning 86, in my life. I'm so grateful my family makes the effort to get together, and that there were five generations of family members present in that room today!
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