After we had our little bit of time with just the 5 of us on Christmas morning, we hopped in the car and headed south to Columbus. Kelly and her crew, Brandon and his crew, plus the 3 Cates and Linda were already there and ready to celebrate! Linda is doing ok as of now. She was still a bit slow moving and certainly doesn't have as much energy as she used to, but it was AWESOME to have another year to have a Christmas together. I know it blessed her a lot to have all of her kids and grandchildren there. I don't think she always loves the stress that comes with it, but she did her best and we loved our day or so to be together as a great big family!!
What crazy weather for Christmas Day! But it was a life saver...the kids could just throw a coat on and head out to the front yard! They played football and ran all around to get some energy out. :) A small condo with 10 kids and 9 adults could give anyone a headache! hahaha!!!
The newest member of our family: Jonah Cates. What a little love! His first Christmas!!
A few days later...The Prestons came to visit us for a few days after Christmas. What a special time for our two families to be together. :) We never get those times together. It had been years since we had seen Jason, so we were thrilled to have the kitchen chit chats, the late night talks about life, family, etc. Was good, super good, to all be together. And it's amazing how well the cousins play together. We didn't have to break up one fight in two days!!! Super special...
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