Christmas 2010

So, it happened again...Christmas has come and gone as has the month-plus since Christmas and I have just now gotten around to a post regarding the festivities. Without any further delay, let us just dive into the photographic record of the events.

This was the scene Christmas morning

We had to make it to church so, everyone was dressed up and ready to roll BEFORE stockings.

Here's Caters...

and Eve-ers...

...and Jonah (I couldn't get one with his eyes open)

Winston even had a stocking present

And then we went to church, came home, had some lunch, and the kids waited patiently for presents. They were exhausted before we even began opening up the packages.

The Pile o' Jackets

Winston even got into the mix

The Pile o' Grandkids

Cate a'paintin'

Eve fenced herself in

Jonah and his diamond tower

One of the kids' favorite gifts was dress-up clothes (they got a bunch of 'em).

Fairy Princess Cate

"I'm just a princess" Eve

Fireman Jonah

Merry Christmas!

It has been another good year full of exciting adventures, first-time experiences, illnesses (and the necessary doctor appointments that always accompany illnesses), playground construction, and more smiles than tears. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers for our family throughout this year. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Merry Christmases Past!

This is just a little rewind to Christmases past. From Enterprise, Florida to Belpre, Ohio to Charleston, WV, the picture locations have changed but each Christmas day for Cate, Eve, and Jonah has been spent at Gramma and Grandad Rogers' home in Belpre. This is the first year that the kids are aware enough of the fact that Christmas is coming that they are excited... and that makes me excited. Anyway, on with the Christmases past.

2007 - Enterprise, Florida

2008 - Belpre, Ohio

2009 - Charleston, West Virginia

The Thanksgiving that wasn't...sort of

The family arrived, in turn, in South Daytona for our annual Thanksgiving get-together; and, in turn, each family member fell ill with a 24 to 72 hour stomach flu. A house with three bedrooms and 1 1/2 bathrooms was filled with a large group of Camengas and Crouches, fifteen out of sixteen of whom were sick. Whatever appetites may have lingered despite the illness were staved off by the sound effects that rang true throughout the terrazzo-floored domicile. Plans for Thanksgiving Dinner were delayed until late on Friday evening when nearly half of us were capable of propping ourselves up at the table and partaking in part of the plethora of food that was available. We were able to enjoy an outing to the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Daytona and an trip to Cocoa for dinner with the Grandparents at their home before the illness came into its own. Despite the way the week went, we have a new memory to share and are thankful for the down time that allowed for more conversation and sharing than would have occurred had the illness not occurred. So, in the end, we are thankful for the Thanksgiving that wasn't.

With apologies to Caleb, this image sums up our week

Cousins: Elisa, Jonah, Cate, Eve, and Joey

Cate, Jonah, and Eve on the back of a caboose at the museum

Cate and Jonah "Making a Pizza"

Jonah dreaming about the future

Cate working the generator

Eve just looks so little in the picture

Cate at the Oak Lea Playground

Jonah the Giant

Cousins: Cate, Eve, Jonah, and Luke

This is the closest we came to a family photo

All of the cousins present this year: Cate, Jonah, Joey, Elisa, Luke, Eve, Josh, and Caleb

Elisa having fun with stamps and ink pads

The Three Amigos at the Oak Lea Playground

Fallen Fall Foliage Fotos For-ya

Lacking our actual camera, I was relegated to the use of the camera on my cell phone for these photos. They turned out pretty well though (I guess you can't go wrong when the subjects of the photos are so darn cute). So, here are some Fallen Fall Foliage Fotos For-ya.

Cate was trying to hide

Eve with a rare prompted smile

Cate

Eve

Jonah

Eve, going for the take down...LOOK OUT CATE!

Jonah being Jonah

Cate...not hiding...they had so much fun in the leaves