Christmas this year was a little bit different than normal, but still wonderful! The kids are at such fun ages and we had a great couple of days celebrating Christmas with our families! We have so much to be thankful for!
We have December 23rd traditions of letting siblings exchange gifts and making a birthday cake for Jesus. Georgia picked out a super hero lego set for Reid and Reid picked out a Jasmine princess for Georgia. I loved seeing them get excited about choosing something for the other! They gave Rhett some fake dirt and toy pigs. :)
We spent Christmas Eve with Mumsie, Popsie, Thomas, and Rebecca. The Loddes were in Wisconsin and we missed them! Since Christmas Eve was on a Sunday this year, we went to church in the morning instead of the afternoon like we usually do.
We all came back to our house afterwards for a day of gingerbread houses, cookie decorating, present opening, and eating lots of yummy food. It was strange not being at Mumsie and Popsie's house for Christmas Eve (since their house isn't ready), but we still had a fun day!
We started a new tradition of riding around in the back of the truck looking at lights before everyone headed home! The kids LOVED this!
The big kids slept in our room in sleeping bags like they do every year. We will let Rhett join in on the fun next year! :)
While they were asleep, Santa came!!! He brought the kids just what they wanted - a pink and blue bike for GK, a race track for Reid, and some blocks and trucks for Rhett. Everyone was very happy!
The kids opened their presents from us and then Grandma, Grandpa, Sue, Christie, and Seth came over!
We headed to the ranch for New Years Eve weekend this year and had a great time! The kids have a blast just being outside in the wide open space. They love collecting rocks, riding around in the gators, and learning the ropes of life at the ranch. It was a cold weekend and we loved it!!
Chris and Grandpa put on a great fireworks show and the kids loved doing sparklers!
We are ready for 2018!
Not sure if it's the same for you, but it's always hard for me when a holiday looks different than it traditionally has, but it sounds like you all had a great time and I'm sure your parents are anxious to host again at their house next year :)
ReplyDeleteAlso, fake dirt and toy pigs are what I asked Brian for this year, but he didn't deliver... Rhett is so lucky! ;)
Looks like y'all had a wonderful holiday! We miss you guys!!
ReplyDeletePerfect Christmas! We missed y'all so much! Love all of these pictures!!
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