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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Christmas in Maryland 6:46 PM

We drove up to Maryland for Christmas this year and had a great time! There was a lot of snow on the ground, but it made for a nice white Christmas...our first in a LONG time. It was really great to be there because we got to spend Christmas with a lot of family--The Tooles, Brownes, Lingers & Grimes. We got to see Great Grandma Browne and Great Grandma Toole; cousins Susie, Matt and Morgan; Aunt Kathy and Uncle Dave; Aunt Kim, Uncle Dan, Aunt Mary, Uncle Reed; cousins Shannon, Nick, Justin, Mary Beth, Travis, Johel, Ethan, Dylan, Jake; most of the Dillon clan (at Chuckie Cheese); Rachel, Allen, Kylie & Kira; Jen, Jeff and Gabriela; Abuela and Grandpa; Nemah and Papa; and a bunch of other extended family members and friends too! We spent Christmas eve dinner with Great Grandma Browne and family and then went to the Bubby Knot farm to see the lights and animals...it was so cold, but we love that place! We spent Christmas day at the Tooles and the kids had a great time opening presents from Santa and everyone else. They got a lot of fun toys, lots of cars, trains, planes and automobiles! They got a little overwhelmed by everything, but I think had a great time. The following day we went to Chuckie Cheese in Waldorf and met up with the Dillons and it was so nice to see them! It was kind of chaotic chasing all the kids around, but I think we all understood how difficult it was to catch up, each with our own kids, but just being together meant so much to us! We are truly blessed to have such a big extended family that we get to see, especially over the holidays. Here are some of the pictures from our trip...