Christmas in Oregon

We took a wonderful trip home to Portland over Christmas break. We were blessed to be able to spend 2 whole weeks with all of our family, the highlight, of course, being able to introduce them all to baby Geoffrey. There is nothing quite like having a 2 week old baby around at Christmas time!The flight to Portland was great. Maddie was well occupied with new books and toys, and her Daddy's attention, while Geoffrey nursed and slept like a champ with me. Our time home was special, and in fact, was the first time Brant has been home since last Christmas. We thoroughly enjoyed soaking in our families, with one-on-one time, group activities and traditional Christmas festivities. Although there is never quite enough time when we are visiting, we felt refreshed and truly happy with the time we were able to be there.

Geoffrey meeting his Grandpa Dale for the first time.And his Grandpa Pat, too! So cuddly!I think this next series of pictures is too funny. Cousins, Benjamin (3 1/2 months) and Geoffrey (2 weeks), meeting for the first time...
Benjamin: Okay, so what's the big deal, Mom?
Geoffrey: Wait, what?! Who is this? Benjamin: Don't worry, Geoffrey. Its not so bad out here. I'll teach you the ropes!
Geoffrey: Oh no. No! He's holding my hand! And I have no arm control or strength to get away!Benjamin: Dude. You need to just chill out.
Geoffrey: I'm so done!!!Reuniting with Tucker was another big highlight of the trip. Brant finally outnumbers the girls in the household (even though Tucker still doesn't live with us).
Watching Maddie reunite with her cousins was pretty great, too! She had a blast with all of the girls! (And we had a blast watching her be entertained and engaged with others!)
Geoffrey was the best present under the tree, for sure!
And Maddie was a show-stopper!Geoffrey was pretty tired after all of the morning's festivities. Here he is with the beautiful blanket Auntie Amber knit especially for him! My little man was so cute dressed in his Christmas best!Maddie and Ellie in their Christmas best, too!Its tiring being so pretty! (Clearly Ellie is a bit older, and knows a bit more about modesty than Maddie :) )Geoffrey met all 4 of his great grand-parents! They were all delighted to finally hold the little man! Here he is meeting Great-Grandpa Doug.Something happened where I didn't get a picture of Grammy holding Geoffrey, but she did! Here she is holding Benjamin.
Here is Geoffrey meeting Pop-pop.And here he is meeting Great-Grandma Erna.Stay tuned for the second installment of our Christmas in Oregon, with highlights from our trip to Sunriver!