On Christmas Eve, we all headed out to our 95-year-old Great Great Grandma Rowe's home. I've been going to Grandma's on Christmas eve for as long as I can remember. And while her tiny house is busting at the seams and gets more crowded every year, we wouldn't have it any other way.

Ellie had a great time on her first experience at Grandma's on Christmas. She loved playing with all her cousins, and especially loved sitting in the rocking chair with Drew. Or maybe she was just hoping he'd share the beautiful, new barbie doll he got that night. (Drew and his brother, Ross, both got Barbie's as gag gifts, but they didn't seem to think it was as funny as the rest of us did).