- Saturday, 12/20-Wednesday, 12/24: Butch and Susan! We treated ourselves to a Cuban breakfast at Cafe Habana, watched Hunter roll around in his brand-new playhouse (thanks Gram and Gramps!) and spent some good quality time together. Hunter definitely had a new playmate in Butch and kept toddling to the back room to look for him on Wednesday. After they left, Brad and I kept asking where the time went -- it always seems like Butch and Susan's visits go so quickly.
- Sunday, 12/21-Saturday, 12/27: Uncle Rossaroni! We indulged in some good Thai eats (Ross and my favorite cuisine!), watched Beckham attempt to cram himself on the couch with Ross, and discussed some of our favorite topics: books, food, cooking and the fabulous entity that is Michigan football. :) It's amazing the little games Uncle Ross played with H that he is STILL doing (running from end to end in the house, jumping on the guest bed, etc.)!
- Tuesday, 12/23-Tuesday, 12/30: Uncle Juniper arrives! Haven't seen PJ since August and had a blast with him here (per usual). He graciously slept on an air matress his first night at the house and then managed to hole himself up on the short couch until the last night of his stay. PJ spent a lot of time patiently playing Matchbox cars with HWB, picking up all of the things Hunter would throw on the floor, and reading from 'Where's Spot?'. Nicole hung out for a while on Xmas Day and helped feed H the messiest meal I have EVER seen!
- 12/24 Christmas Eve: Gma Rochelle arrives to watch Xmas movies, play with HWB, hang with the family and drive around to see Christmas lights with HWB and I just like we used to do when I was little. We HAD to hold a viewing of Love Actually (a gift from my mom last year) and sing along to 'Jumpin' with Hugh Grant.
- 12/25, Christmas Day: We woke up around 8am and had a light ham and gruyere quiche for breakfast (yum!). HWB indulged a little wrapping paper party which I think he may have enjoyed more than the actual opening of gifts. Gpa Margo joined us around 1pm, and before long, Nonnie and Gpa arrived from Indianapolis. Was time to eat! We served two different types of pork tenderloin -- whiskey-marinated and 5-spice, sweet onion relish, creamed cauliflower and rosemary/parm breadsticks. Delicious! HWB spent a lot of time entertaining everyone by racing around on the giraffe scooter, playing with his new Matchox Truck Carrying Case and rolling around on the floor with Gpa. He got pretty tuckered out and had to take a quick catnap on his new Truck with 'Blanket.'
- 12/25-12/28, Bill and Cherry! Nonnie and Gpa left a freezing cold house to venture to a wild, attention-starved hyena, a Little Man who was too excited to sleep over vacation and two very tired parents (Brad and I). I wondered if they knew what they were getting into. :) We ate a terrible meal at Cafe Habana (which resulted in me firing off a strongly-worded e-mail to their management staff), relaxed at the house, attempted to do a day-after Somerset Mall trip but instead waited until Saturday, watched Hunter have a meltdown at our fave Thai restaurant and settled at eating carryout at home. But truly our time with Bill and Cherry was wayyy too short and we are hopeful to spend Easter in Indianapolis.
- 12/28, Christmas at Dad and Peg's: Fortunately HWB spared us his 'Meltdown' persona and slept on the way down and the way back to Toledo. We had a *wonderful* time holding new Baby Brier, watching Schu open gifts, talking with Colby, Charlotte and Rourke and watching Hunter play with Mimi and Papa. H was too excited to play with the first toy he opened to even concentrate on anything else, but he received the cutest flannel pajamas ever seen.
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