At Home for the Holidays

Don't get me wrong, I missed my family, Kyle's family and our friends like crazy over the holidays--a time in our expat adventures that we usually spend in Michigan. I have to admit, though, it was easier than I anticipated. It was fine with me not to have to pack, fly for 14 hours straight with a toddler, unpack or be jet lagged and then turn around and do it all over again. And it was truly a joy to spend 12 straight days together with Kyle on vacation. Since I was lax about posting in the latter half of December, I thought I'd give you a little pictorial round up of our fun...

Christmas packages began to arrive to our delight...

We love to get mail!

 

We decorated the tree...

Christmas all over the globe!

We had the AWC Holiday lunch...

The AWC Board

We took our snacks standing up...

Standing on the coffee table is a new favorite pastime

We woke up at our own pace...

Pre-coffee stare

 

We went for little walks...

Cuties

We made coffee runs...

Coffee!

We woke up Christmas morning...

Let's do this, Santa!

We played with our new stuff...

Puzzles and blocks and animals, oh my!

We played with Daddy's new stuff...

A few sizes too big

We cuddled...

Love

We met new dogs in the neighborhood...

Look up at the doggy!

Dog barking at Natey (and Pete)

We reluctantly posed for pictures....

Nate and Daddy

We took off running...

Here I go!

We weathered a snowstorm...

The beginning of the storm

We played some more...

Checking email :)

And we rang in the new year...

The annual Bupp calendar

Here's to a great 2013!

:) sbc