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Willie gave it the ol' college try.

Evie is totally in her element dressing up

Jake was not quite sure of it all at first, but Grammy brought Nerds as bribery and it took his mind off the costume.

Hallie was a marvelous "Joseph" and Claire was a lovely "Mary"

I love this picture of "Mary" with one of the three "baby Jesus" models.  Kallie was lying nearby on standby. 

Matt was da man!  He stepped in when he was needed.  He's such a great uncle!

Chris and Tim kept everything from falling into chaos.

 Brooklyn wanted little or nothing to do with it, unless mom or dad were there.

 

That's eight grandchildren plus a couple of extras!

For Christmas Eve we had our traditional singing of carols, reading of stories and performing a loose reinactment of the Nativity.  This year we let the grandkids have all the parts, with Matt stepping in to play the angel.  It was a circus, but a very cute one.  It's the first time we've had palm trees as a back drop and an audience that could see the ocean.  

The whole family enjoyed the all-you-can-drink services, where we had our fill of virgin pina coladas, strawberry dacquiris, mohitos, mango tangos and more!  We became known as the "virgin family" since no one in our group had alcohol.

Christmas in Cancun 2012

Our beautiful resort, Now Jade, Cancun Mexico

Fa-fa, Shae, Kallie and Grammy
The newest family members were getting introduced.

Willie and Jake checking each other out.
They were so cute.  Jake would softly rub Willie's back in a reassuring way to indicate, "I'm ok.  I'm your friend."

Janet and Melanie

Evie

Claire

Matt and Jake

Matt and Jake

Rachel and Brooklyn
Brooklyn was a big momma's girl the whole trip

Jake loved the beach

Our beautiful resort fountain

Willie and Jake getting reacquainted

Tim and Willie

Evie

Kallie and Lacey

Claire 

A sea bird out fishing.  There were plenty of fish, as these birds would dive right in front of our resort.  

Chris and Scott on the beach

Fa-fa and Shae having fun with his hat

A precious Shae face

Uncle Matt with Shae Shae

Jess in a borrowed suit from Melanie, since some of our luggage was stolen

Mr Handsome

Evie...a snorkler wanna-be

Rob and Shae

Shae, Fa-fa and Kallie

Tim, Willie and Tamera

Willie on Tim's shoulders and Evie on Matt's

Throwing sand balls over and over and over and over again. Jake does not tire easily of things he likes to do.

Don't look now, but there are mermaids on the beach!

Hallie in a world of her own....loving the sand and the water

Kallie sucking her favorite thumb

The Colombus Dinner Cruise ship

Our romantic dinner cruise...a gift from the kids

The awesome sax player on board the ship