It's that time of year! The annual Mesple Family Christmas party. It is always so much fun. Good food, good times, good friends and family.
I made these amazing appetizers.
Another decent family photo!
Remind me next time not to sit like that.
Is Cole actually smiling?
Cole got to spend a lot of time with his cousins who absolutely adore him.
We need to get him together with them more often. That little guy ran till he was practically passed out. He took a few 5 second siestas in the guitar case.
Cole - don't even think about asking Santa for one of those!
I attempted to give Cole his first taste at cow tongue. Cole's a smart guy. Avoid the cow tongue at all cost. Give it to Grandpa Dale, he will eat it for sure!
We celebrated my grandpa's 90th birthday!
You would never guess by looking at him that he was 90.
Guitar playing in the back ground.
Cole is of course involved in every situation.
Four generations. Cole, me, my dad and my grandaunt Bertha.
My sister and her boyfriend are back from Mexico.
They sailed around Baja for 2 months.
(sorry Lennis - not the most flattering photo, but the only one I got)
Little guy on the way home. He was so beat after running around all day Saturday.
They got to try some fresh made apple juice while we all had some warm apple cider.
We wandered through the craft area and saw some great stuff that we would have loved to pick up for christmas presents however our plan was to go back on the way out and we it was time to leave Cole threw such a huge fit that there was no way we would be able to buy anything. Major Bummer. But there is no way we are going back up. That place is a mad house.
The boys favorite part of the entire day was the pond where kids and adults were fishing. You can either do catch and release or you can keep the fish and they will clean them for you.
They spent many minutes watch the fishermen and of course the fish. Each picture where Cole's hands are covering his mouth is because he was laughing at the fish flopping on the ground.
Cole randomly picked up the road cone and put it on as a hat. He then felt Dylan needed to wear it too.
We went up with the Cotten's. They are expecting baby #2 the day after Christmas!!!
Pumpkins, pumpkins, pumpkins. Who knew two 2 1/2 year olds could be entertained by pumpkins for over an hour. It was an easy way to actually get to sit and eat lunch.
You can tell by the family photo that the day was going dow hill real fast.
And of course Cole's meltdown. I think it was one of his biggest meltdowns in public to date.
