Christmas in Grand Haven (Ben's hometown)

This was our year to spend Christmas with Ben's family in Michigan. I am so glad that Emery's first Christmas was a white one! We had a fabulous visit with Ben's parents, brother, sister-in-law, little Austinator and all the wonderful people of Grand Haven. We did lots of partying, played lots of games, and spent every second enjoying being together. What a blast!

Perfect timing....Emery has just started to sit up by herself, so her duck tub was brought along for the trip. He's much easier to pack than a regular baby bathtub. This was her first time in the duck. She LOVES it!!

Emery wasn't grinning like this because of all the gifts.....it's because of all the gift WRAPPING.

Showing off her party outfit for the Clickners' open house.

Austin and Emery got a kick out of each other. I know they will be playmates in the coming years. I'm sure Emery will follow Austin around like a little sister and get into all sorts of trouble.

Gorgeous snow! Emery didn't really know what to think. We head out west to Steamboat in February where she'll be seeing lots more of the white stuff (hopefully). Although she's too young to ski this year, her daddy has high hopes for her on the slopes.

Thank you, Linda and Jerry, for hosting all of us and giving Emery such a memorable first Christmas.