When we arrived on Christmas Eve I pretty much handed James over to the grandparents and said, "Here he is" and went to wrap presents, unpack, etc. James was so excited to get to check everything out.
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| So happy to be back in NC for the holiday |
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| Checking out the luminary |
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| James was very interested in Mary, Joesph, and baby Jesus |
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| Finally time for bed after a long day of travel |
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I told my mom Santa couldn't bring presents but he could still bring stockings.
Now that the family keeps growing its a mismatched group of them! |
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He was pretty disappointed that these were skittles and not m&ms.
"James no like skittles!!!" I guess we need to work on being grateful. |
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| Trying out the new bubbles |
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| And learning a new trick- catching them! |
After spending some time at the Hollands we came back over to my parents so James could take a nap before the next round of Christmas excitement
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Look who decided to come! James couldn't decide if he was thrilled or scared...
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| We realized later that day that David and Ryan are wearing the exact same outfits this year as last year |
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| Whoops- somehow Ryan got the wrong person's gift! |
My dad loves the movie Christmas Vacation so when I saw this t-shirt I knew he had to get it
For dinner that night we had our typical steak, chicken pastry, etc. but my mom had made her bread into Christmas tree rolls. Yum!
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| Checking out the fire pit while the steaks cooked |
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| We had a small disaster when the birthday cake for Jesus collapsed. |
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| Thankfully it was still delicious! |
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| Yes, someone has these two wrapped around his finger |
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| Family photo time! |
We are always extremely grateful to have time with our families but getting to be with everyone on Christmas this year was extra special. Merry Christmas!
