Three of Us

Christmas Eve, 2008! I love and miss my Isabel! Here are the three of us, Papa, Isabel and myself at my brother's home on Christmas Eve. She is such a sweetie and such a Grandma's girl. It's great that she feels very comfortable with all of us. She knows this is her family!

We Wish You Merry Christmas 2009

This is the final page from Christmas Eve 2009. It's great to have family and friends come together and enjoy this special holiday season. Everyone is welcome at either of our homes. The more the merrier! Now, I will have to start working on the other Christmas Past photos before Christmas 2010 comes along. Let's see, I believe I have at least 30 years of Christmas photos! Yikes~

Family Fun Christmas Eve

Here are more photos of our family on Christmas Eve. The food, the music, the games, the gifts and the laughter contribute to the good time we have together as a family. The only piece missing was the Ramos Family.

The Gavigan Elves

There was a time at Christmas when my mother was decorating that she would use these four elves. One for each of us (Diane, Regina, Michael and Nancy). This past Christmas, 2009, Regina found them at mom's and gave each of us "our elf". What a crazy, thoughtful gift. It sure did bring back memories. Thanks Regina!

Christmas Eve Fun

What a wonderful memory for Melanie. Sharing her time with her Great-Aunt Gina and her Great-Grandmother (we call her Gigi) on Christmas Eve. It is so important and special that Melanie has the good fortune to have all these people in her life.

O Christmas Tree!

Christmas Eve 2009, this year we went to my brother's home (Mike and Michelle Gavigan) for the family gathering. Since they didn't have a tree, we brought materials for Melanie to "create" the Christmas Tree. She had fun decorating and then displaying her "tree". This was a great idea, when you're going out of town just create your own tree!

Isabel Christmas 2007

Here is another shot of Isabel, Christmas 2007. She's probably thinking, "Why are they taking my picture again.....I just want to play with my toys"!

Brenna and Isabel Christmas 2007

Christmas of 2007! Yes, I have so many memories to still scrapbook! I could do this everyday for eight hours and may still not be "caught up"! Here we have Brenna and Isabel opening presents Christmas morning at our house. Since they were born, we have been so lucky to be able to see all of our granchildren during the Christmas holidays. We will have to see what happens next year. The Ramos Family have moved to North Carolina. I say thank goodness for iChat!