We went up to Maine during Christmas week to celebrate the holidays with Brad's family. It was great to see everyone. We hadn't been up there since we moved down here, about a year and a half ago.
Although the travel days were long, Clara did really well. And she had her first celebrity sighting at the airport. Bruce Bowen, a Spur who retired last year, was in the security line with us and Clara kept staring at him (maybe because she has never seen anyone that tall before). He looked down at her at one point and smiled.
Clara had her own seat, which helped out a lot. Not only did she have her own space, but we had a row to ourselves, which made things like feeding her so much easier. And luckily we missed all of the excitement of blizzards and terror threats that were occurring during this time.
On Wednesday, Brad's parents had the family over for a great meal in which Brad's Dad made a fantastic roast (22 pounds if I remember correctly).
The ladies had fun visiting with each other.
The men had some bonding time as well.
Clara got to meet her first cousin once removed, Adney. Adney is Brad's Uncle Rob's baby. She is two months younger than Clara. Brad's sister, Kate, got this picture of an initial meeting. They were somewhat curious about each other. I don't remember Adney being bigger than Clara. Maybe it is just the camera angle? She certainly has Clara beat in the hair department.
For Christmas Eve, we went to Brad's Grammy's house. We opened presents from everyone except Brad's immediate family.
Clara loved her Aunt Kate.
She also thinks that gift wrap tastes great.
On Christmas morning, we opened presents at Brad's parents' house.
Here is Clara with her new stocking that Kate, Tim, Annika, and Gunnar got for her.
Annika, our niece, really took to her new cousin. She was giving me helpful advice on what Clara wanted and needed. Very Mother Hen.
Clara also enjoyed spending time with her Mimi.
Here she is enjoying a present with Dad.
Christmas morning is tiring!
We had a fantastic visit with everyone. It was great for Clara to get to see her Maine relatives and for them to be able to meet her. Things got a little difficult at the end of the trip because Clara was completely off her schedule and was not sleeping well. Still, it was sad to say goodbye to everyone. Brad and I are lucky to have such great families.
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