Christmas Part 1: Wilmington

We spent the week of Christmas in Wilmington with Mark's parents and brother's family.  With mild, beautiful weather, we got to spend a morning on the beach - always a treat.  Clara got her first taste of sand and sea!  Carlton was a bit picky about the sand, but still had a good time.

And cousins Laila, Paul and Iris loved them some beach time.

Back at the house, we had a lot of wonderful times (around several of us being sick!) - but Christmas present time was especially camera-worthy, of course.

Clara's first Christmas.....I think she loved the excitement, all the people and energy.

The only formal shot we got was of the grandkids with Grandma Ann and Papa (I was sick in bed when this shot was taken, so we never got photos of the rest of the adults!)