Christmas at the Holtzem's and Brooklyn is 5 Months old

This year we went to CA for our Christmas with my grandparents a few days before Christmas, which was great.  We had family pictures done at a beautiful ranch in Hemet.  We opened presents with my grandparents and then we caravanned back to our house where we met up with Chris' family.  It was so great to have EVERYONE at our house.  A real Home Alone Christmas.  I think we all enjoyed it.  It was just so fun to have the house full of laughter and conversation. It was especially great to have Brooklyn meet her cousins Zane and Abbie for the first time, it was precious.  It was also so awesome for her to have all of her grandparents there together.  We just had a blast. We went to our church's Christmas Eve service which we were late for and actually had to sit outside the auditorium, and then we went and looked at Christmas lights (in 3 cars), and then had a little sleepover where we fit as many people as we could in the living room.  It took until about 2:30 pm to finish opening presents.  I believe we started at 10:00 am.  We had an amazing Christmas dinner to finish off the day.  Here are lots of pictures of the last month - all out of order...

Dave dancing with Brooke

my first christmas picture and Brooklyn at the same age

Playing a game

Zane loved holding her hand

At the Christmas Eve service

at Cabella's

Everybody together (except Dad and Tammie) We forgot to take this picture until people were about to go back home