who gets excited about band-aids? ben does.
daddy is excited about about CHOCOLATE
more of the good stuff 
Santa's big helper.
What's this going to be?
Ben LOVES his guys.
Andie gave mom an edible bird house for all the birds.
Ben, Tyler, Uncle Mike, and Zach
Andie and me
Andie and Scott
Alexa and Sam
Uncle Ron a.k.a. Dr. Dad helping Jude sleep. 
Granny and Gramps
Gramps gave Gran a diamond ring to celebrate 50 years of marriage! They will celebrate in March. 
Ben opening a gift for Jude.
The fam visiting.
Ben is pleased with his gift!
Grandpa and Jude
Deb and Jude
taking a snooze....jude is quite the snuggler
grandpa sure enjoyed holding jude. he just gazed at jude and loved on him.
uncle bob and ben having a great time. 
kris and jude finally meeting :-)
scott, cindy, and jude
coca-cola is cheaper than formula...we're switching over.
linda, timm, aaron, jen
jake, uncle bob, and ben
aunt barba and aunt donna
chris and erica with jude
cole pier (chris and erica's youngest)
andie, scott, kelly, and shannon
family having a good time at don and donna's...don telling a story :-)
rex, don, and mom
here we are with mema
dad and jude
one of the four dinner tables! there were 29 of us present. don's boys and rex's boys weren't able to join us.
the greats (11 of them) opening gifts.
ben watching the grand opening
laura and kaylin
chris and nicholas (chris and laura go together :-) )
cousin chris
dillon
the boys checking out the night vision goggles.
scott helping ben adjust his goggles.
night vision goggles are cool!