Merry Christmas! Part 2

On Tuesday, we left for a weeklong visit to Grandma and Papa's house in Illinois. The trip was so much fun and full of so many great memories, so I'll attempt to highlight some of Liam's Especially Favorite Parts:

A surprise visit from DANTA at the airport! Liam met him with Daddy while I got us something to eat-- and by the time I came back, they were on a first-name basis. Shocker!


One-on-one time with Grandma and Papa, which they enjoyed a little extra of as Daddy and I snuck off to Chicago for a quick overnight. Liam really loved the Christmas e-card that Grandma had on her computer.


2 favorite things in 1 photo: hats AND playing ball!


Playing nekkid. This was the first (but oddly not the last) time Liam decided to strip down to play. We don't get it either!


Buddy time with Owen and Grandpa German:


Reuniting with Fox (aka DOX):


Trying to inch his way into photos that have nothing to do with him, i.e. the photo of a whole-lotta-buns-in-the-oven at the Ronna Family Christmas. We are in order from latest due-date to soonest-- Brittany is due in June, me at the end of March, Nikki at the beginning of March, and Shay any minute!


Fun times with cousins-- this was on Christmas Day with Aidan, Afton, and Antonia:


Outright silly times with cousins! These guys were a riot wrestling around on bed full of coats at the Ronna Christmas. From l-r, Antonia, Ava, Liam, Afton, Drake, and Aidan:


Opening his stocking with Grandma (yay!):


Opening presents on "Christmas Day" (really the 26th, but like he knew!):


Aidan, Antonia, and Uncle Andrew:


Aunt Surabhi and Uncle Jake:


The Team:


Toasting the holidays with a little eggnog:




Finally meeting his future bride Ava Fanning... or at least opening a present with her!


Watching Mickey Mouse cartoons with Aidan on the portable DVD player (could he be any more enthralled? We could have waved mangos and crazy hats and probably even Lilly in front of him, and it would not have torn him away from this thing!):


Playing DS with Toni. It is also worth mentioning that Toni and Aidan are awesome cousins to Liam! They were so patient and willing to share all their cool presents with him whenever he asked (er... demanded) them to!


Singing karaoke with Toni (Uncle Andy also has a great clip of this-- click here):


And I think one of the favorite moments for all of us this Christmas was this moment!

We truly can't thank everyone enough for all they did to make our trip so special. We love you guys!