Philly in December

We saw lots of folks during a quick visit to Philly at the end of 2011. We ate bagels and hit the playground with John's cousin Mattie and cousin-in-law Michelle... as you can see, Julian and Mattie had some very deep and philosophical conversation.

From Philly in December

We saw John's childhood friend Seth and his family, in allllll the way from California!

From Philly in December

From Philly in December

Barbara, a longtime Leibovitz friend and neighbor, cooked Julian a meatloaf and noodles - and gave him a fascinating truck book...

From Philly in December

And we finished the next day with a family lunch of pizza and presents!

From Philly in December

From Philly in December

Merry Christmas

We were back in Palmyra for Christmas, where Julian got some quality time with Santa (at cousin Marcia's Christmas Eve party.) He was wary at first, but inched closer when Santa had a gift for him.

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From Christmas

He put on his pajamas and stayed late 'til the party ended!

From Christmas

We spent Christmas morning playing. Julian loved banging on Grandma & Pop-Pop's piano, and singing the seasonal "Baa Baa Black Sheep" (his version is Baa Baa Bah Eep.)

From Christmas

We had Christmas lunch with the Dostichs, where Julian fought the cat for the right to sit in a box...

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From Christmas

From Christmas

He also worked off his meal at the playground with Pop-Pop.

From Christmas

He spent a good deal of Christmas night in this pop-up tunnel. It was a great day!

From Christmas

Happy Hanukkah

Here are a few pictures from Hanukkah at home, including John's now famous latkes, and Julian with his favorite Hanukkah gift - a baby stroller.

From Happy Hanukkah

From Happy Hanukkah

From Happy Hanukkah

Christmas comes early

We spent the weekend before Christmas in Palmyra, to have our "family Christmas" with Uncle Doug, Aunt Katie, Kyra, Daria and of course Grandma and Pop-Pop. Here are a bunch of photos from our great weekend.

Before Julian wore his cousins out:

From Christmas comes early

And after:

From Christmas comes early

A great holiday dinner by Grandma!

From Christmas comes early

Julian discovers that yes, big noggins run in the family...

From Christmas comes early

Kyra and Daria played so nicely with their little cousin!

From Christmas comes early

From Christmas comes early

The girls painted amazing pictures for Grandma and Pop-Pop to hang up - what a great present!

From Christmas comes early

Holiday trains

At the US Botanic Gardens...

From Holiday trains

Post-Thanksgiving play

Julian at the playground in Palmyra...

From Palmyra after Thanksgiving