Christmas Eve 2012

Behold, the three youngest Charles (Wilton) grandkids: Aiden, Dominic, and Charly.  I have a feeling these three will be good friends in the coming years.  And look!  Charly's first smile at only a week old!  

Christmas Eve was at MoMo and Grandpa's house this year.  We missed having Kevin's family around.  It was quieter in a something-important-is-missing way, but still lovely, especially being able to share it with a brand new baby girl.  

Hard to believe this little squirt is a BIG brother.  At least he's too young to know he's getting ripped off!  I love hearing him use his new words these days.  

Liam LOVES playing with Maddie and Decs, although sometimes things go awry.  No worries though, my three year old is always willing to comfort a downhearted friend (even if he was the cause of said downheartedness.)

And when that doesn't work, the lovely Kuulei Wilton steps in.  

Once again, Maddie melting hearts by engaging sweetly with the smallest among us...

I wonder where he gets it.

Oh, the faces.  If you need a laugh, just point a camera with autofocus and a blinking red light at Aiden and he will give you some good material.  

Sweet Charly Kiana, the life of the party.  While pink is probably not her best color considering her island roots, who can resist when she is the only girl of the Christmas Eve bunch!?  This is not the last of the pink she will wear...

A very happy Mamma.  And good for her for getting out of the house/bed a week after giving birth to a posterior baby without pain meds.  Yikes!

My best buddy.  He's as sweet as pie.  LOVE him.

I think there was some bartering that went into this situation...a high-five for a book reading or something to that effect.  Liam's a great negotiator.  

That's the way to a girl's heart...

Little Dom is starting to want in on the action, and Liam is right on the cusp of being willing to share voluntarily.  Riiiiiiight on the cusp...

There's that red blinking light face again.

MoMo and Grandpa got us something I have been hoping for since we got married...a 72-hour pack.  We love it, thank you!  I started putting a homemade one together this past summer when all of the wildfires were burning up Utah, but I gave up.  Nothing like a little piece of mind.  

Love this picture.  Liam and the Tree.  

The kids were spoiled this year in the gift department...thanks family!  Every single thing is well-used already.  We've probably watched Polar Express half a dozen times...It's magical. 

Merry Christmas, Charles family (and Wiltons)!