Christmas in Green Bay

 Just four days after returning from Florida, we went back to the airport to fly to Green Bay.  This would be Nora's 19th roundtrip trip, and her second time in first class (this time with her own seat!)  I think we've been traveling too much because after pulling in the garage after daycare one dayearlier that week, Nora told me she didn't want to go home, she wanted to go to the airport!  As though it were just somewhere you go on any old day when you feel like it...  Because we didn't want to have the same conversation over and over until leaving, we didn't tell her we were going anywhere until on our way.  And at that point, we told her we were heading to Millie Puppy's house.  We had been in Utah and Florida in the three weeks prior, so we risked her thinking she was going skiing or to the beach if we said we were going to Nanny and Papa's house!

We had more flight problems and too much time spent at O'Hare Airport with a 2 year old needing a nap...another routing change and we arrived in Appleton (instead of Green Bay) 3 hours later than scheduled.  Nora was less well behaved this time, but things improved once we found an escalator to go up and down for an hour.

We got right into the holiday spirit by going to this obnoxious house in Green Bay and looking at all the lights; Nora loved it!

The next morning we celebrated Christmas (the first of several) with the immediate family.

Always a helper.

Nora loves hot chocolate!

Auntie Claire gave her a manicure for the holiday.

 We enjoyed lunch with Jeff's Grandma Irene, she and Nora were fast friends.

Coloring at the table

 Hamming it up for the camera.

Rudolph family photo



  We also celebrated with my Mom's side of the family.

Nora got a set of cooking utensils  just her size.

She really likes this 'Happy Know It' book.

Nora and second cousin Eli, saying good-bye:)

Second cousins Eli and Charlie, and Great-grandparents.

We also celebrated with some of my Dad's side of the family (sensing a theme here?)  The kids were loving Jingle Bell Rock:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTg4n8bGjko

Second cousins Owen, Gavin and Shamili

Great Grandpa and second cousins Owen, Kyle, Gavin, Gracie and Jack.

There were additional celebrations, but no pictures to share.  Aside from all this Christmas cheer, we went to see the ducks at the Reforestation Camp.

Nora was not nearly as afraid of the ducks as Auntie Claire.



Her first trip to Krolls, mmm...chicken fingers.

Nora, turned 60.

Another great trip for the Koski family!