Christmas - Ok, let's get 'er done...

Ok! The last installment of pictures...

Here was Cox Christmas for the last time at Grandma Cox's house in Redondo. As I look at this picture, I see Aunt Mary who is now home with Jesus after a courageous two-year battle with pancreatic cancer...she is greatly missed already!

 

 

Uncle Brian lifted Garrett up, noting how solid he is.

 

Sweet GG with Lars and Oliver...she has her hands full in more ways than one these days!

 

 It was nice to see the great-grands together...SO many boys!

It was really special to watch a few old movies of the 4 Cox boys growing up in that very house.

 



 

Lots of boys...and that's not all of them!

 

Playing with Great-Gran's mail slot is highly entertaining.

 

And......moving on.......Wyatt was sick so Grandpa stayed with him while the rest of us walked over to see Phil and Abby's house. They apparently had fun playing with Garrett's light kit, lighting candles, and what not...

 

Wyatt was so tired he crashed in the middle of the fun with Grandpa.

 

...Another fun beach day! It was a little chilly, but so nice to soak up some sun at Newport Beach. When we had been back home for a few weeks, Wade brought his Crocks to me and said, "Go to the beach." He has good taste in activities!

 

...Gretchen was really sick, so I took Ollie for a couple of hours and gave him a nice bath in the kitchen sink and just enjoyed being his Auntie and letting the boys play with her boys. It was really nice to have them right across the driveway!

 

We went to Disneyland and it was so fun to have mom come along! It turned out that they gave her a free ticket when we got there because there was some mix-up about her annual pass!

 

On the tram, excited and ready to enjoy!

 

I'll put this one in for comic relief...remind me not to take a picture out in front of Disneyland in the bright sun again...we did this last time too and it was miserable for everyone! ;-)

 

It was CROWDED. Also remind me not to go right after Christmas again. ;-) Lots of lines and some gridlock in the  middle of New Orleans Square. But fun memories too.

The boys love the movie Dumbo, so it was a highlight to get to go on the ride!

 

Wyatt flew our elephant expertly.

 

It was fun to treat them with a huge lollipop.

 

So nice to have mom with us.

 

What is a Disneyland trip without a good solid nap in the middle of the day in the stroller?

My 3 cuties.

We rode the train around a couple of times just to get out of the crowds and rest our feet.

 

As we got off of the train, we were just in time to get a great spot where we could enjoy the parade!

While waiting for Jim and the boys, Wade enjoyed working on the stroller straps.

 

Me and my love...at Disneyland again! Lots of dates and good memories here together.

 

When we realized we couldn't get out of the park until the fireworks were done because of the crowds and the castle being blocked off, we broke down and got the boys light necklaces and enjoyed the fireworks! A memorable day together.

 

The boys loved Gma & Gpa's mail slot too.

Mom and Dad had to leave a little early for a trip to the desert, so we went out to In n Out together and said goodbye there. Bitter sweet. We had such a great time together!

 



 

Back home, Anders was really sick so we had to relegate play to between the fence. It was still fun though. We just wished the boys could have played more together!

 

At a hotel in Grand Junction...we stayed there for the night so we'd be fresh for the icy trip over the mountain. The boys were WILD! They had a lot of pent up energy from being in the car that long!

 

Settling down for dinner.

 

Ready to go in the morning!