December 7

This afternoon we drove (or maybe I should say "Isaac drove us") up to Lafayette so we could help Adam's parents decorate their Christmas tree. 

And we --along with said-in-laws and Adam's brother's family-- did indeed adorn their very (very) tall tree with an array of ornaments while we chit-chatted and munched on cookies and popcorn.

And then at one point, as the decorating action was winding down, Isaac, Theo, and Melody decided to stack themselves on a chair by the fireplace. A moment later, Brady and Asher joined in. And unsurprisingly, hilarity ensued.

While it's a bummer that our kids didn't get to grow up geographically close their cousins on my side (especially since they get along so, so well when they are together), I'm glad that Theo, Asher, and Melody are nearby. Family can be complicated sometimes, but it's definitely a blessing, too.