left-over Christmas

So, let's start with an apology, that it's March and we are finally posting the rest of the holiday pictures.  Things have been hectic would be an understatement, some of which will become evident in the following images/posts.

yes, this is the quintessential baby picture...

 Ani with Mary - I have to confess that Ani at this age brings back memories of Mary, many many years ago, I feel like an old lady, or god forbid, a mother, reminiscing about babies growing up into little women.

 the Stedman family Christmas, aren't Grand-daddy and Ani cute together

 I'm not sure if the same could be said for Uncle Nathan and Ani

 Oh, and Great Grandma Gerry and her newest great grand-babies

 this was inevitable, wasn't it

so this is the first of the many unfortunate events that befell our household since the new year:

I know it looks like just a little tree, but when you see the fence and the neighbor's fence, it is quite tragic

yeah, it's like, "where's waldo," but different...