The first half of our Christmas trip was 5 days in Cleveland to visit Jenny's side of Jadyn's extended family. It began with a red-eye flight that Jadyn slept through, which was a fantastic start to it all. Because of the all the Skype calls with Grandma Jeanne and Grandpa Frank, crashing there first was super comfortable for Jadyn.
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| watching a video with Grandma Jeanne |
In fact, Jadyn warms up to people pretty quickly, which was so, so nice for everyone. We love that our little girl is such a enjoyable traveler!
This holiday season, she really engaged with holiday culture in America: classic Christmas videos of Rudolph and Frosty, Christmas carols, Santa Claus, and opening oodles of presents. With 3 separate gift exchange "parties" with family, Jadyn's clothing and toy options expanded greatly. And she was very enthusiastic about opening presents for herself and helping others with theirs, too! Thanks to everyone for all the nice and thoughtful gifts.
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| First present! |
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| Remote control truck = big hit! |
We also got to spend a few nights with Auntie Julie, who loved showering Jadyn with attention.
And here is Jadyn enjoying gifts from Grandpa Jim and Granny Pat.
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| Notice how quick she is to try on new clothes! |
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| Ready for swimming this summer |
The next day was back to Grandma Jeanne's for another gift exchange and family dinner.
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| Admiring Great Grandma Hall's gift of a portrait to cherish! |
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| Helping Aunt Julie open a present |
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| Dessert!!! |
Unfortunately, this half of our travels included several unplanned viral afflictions (we'll spare you the details), and Jadyn's pre-trip cold generated an ear infection that required antibiotics. We realize how grown up our little girl has become, because this was the first ear infection she's gotten where we were alerted to its need for treatment by her telling us that her ear hurt. Communication skills -- we love them!
On our last night in Cleveland, Christmas Eve, Jadyn joined her extended family at a large gathering at Grandma Hall's.
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| More presents! |
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| Playing with her third cousin, Noelle, and Noelle's new doll |
A last photo with Grandma Jeanne and Grandpa Frank, and documentation of her fascination with digital images!
After a late night and not nearly enough sleep, we packed much love and gifts into our suitcases and headed off to Baltimore. More photos are forthcoming....
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