Isabella's first Christmas was chaos in the most beautiful way possible.

"Kai, don't let your cousin Diego put the ornament in his mouth!" I called from the kitchen where I was trying to coordinate dinner for thirty people.

"I've got him!" Elena replied, swooping in to save both the ornament and her one-year-old from certain disaster.

At six months old, Isabella was the center of attention from cousins on four continents. Elena's family had flown in from Guatemala, bringing ...