My Annual Kids-on-Kards Post

One of my favorite parts of Christmas is getting photo Christmas cards from family and friends with pictures of their children on them. Since I don't get to see most of these kids from year to year it is always great to have new pictures. So, again this year, I am posting a few of my favorite kids-on-kards. Click on the pictures if you want to see them enlarged.

The first is my newest little great-nephew, Jonathan, son of my brother Jack's daughter Amy. Jonathan is 6 months old and sure has inherited the Valentine blue eyes!
Then we have Patrick and Cal, my sister Lisa's two boys who came to visit me in June. This photo was taken at Halibut Point State Park here in Gloucester so that makes it extra special.

These three cuties are my sister Beth's children, C.J., Mia, and Thaddeus! Thad has started taking music lessons so this is him with his saxaphone. They live in Pittsburgh.

Also from Pittsburgh are my brother Matt's kids, Charlie, Lydia, and Abby. I'm not sure who the funny looking guy in red is but Lydia seems to like him.
And finally are two beautiful young women I haven't seen in a few years. These are my cousin Vickie's girls Allie and Chrissy. They live in Carlisle, PA and are lovely, intelligent and active young ladies.

This has been a very pleasant holiday season despite some losses. I've visited with people I don't get to see often enough and spent hours and hours on the phone with many more and it always reminds me that there is no reason I can't just pick up the phone and call more often. A good thing about the holidays is that they serve to remind me how rich my life is and how fortunate I am to have so many people to love. I hope you are having a wonderful week too and, if there is someone you are thinking about and haven't talked to in awhile, pick up the phone. You'll be glad that you did.

Thanks for reading!