Mimi came into town so that she could go to Ethan's Christmas party and Caden's Christmas program. She also brought presents when she came since we missed my family Christmas weekend because Ethan had a stomach bug. So her first night in town we opened presents from Uncle Chad, Aunt Ashley, MawMaw, and Mimi. Thankfully, Mimi was able to take our presents to them when she left.We also got to have cookies and milk Christmas light rides twice this year and sadly I didn't get pictures of either night :-( Our first ride was with Mimi and we ventured through some neighborhoods between here and Suwanee.
The other night was with the Martin's and the Brown's and we had a great time packing into the car in PJ's. Thankfully, Zac offered to drive our car so Ben and I hung out in the cargo area quite comfortable :-). Between 6 kids and 4 adults, we had a lively crew and saw some great Star Wars lights set to music as well as a couple of other highly involved light scenes. Everyone sang songs, had hot chocolate and chocolate milk, ate cookies and peppermint crunch, and had a good ole' time! Another day we had a cookie and gingerbread day with our crew of 6 kiddos and they had a blast decorating gingerbread houses and cutting out cookie dough, then decorating the cookies.
After all of our Christmas activities, it was finally Christmas Eve!
The boys got up a little before we did that morning and when we came downstairs, Skippy looked like this. I'm pretty sure that he didn't return from his report to Santa and intentionally lay upside down in the tree so there was a mighty debate about whether or not Santa was even going to come visit because if Skippy loses his magic, then Santa doesn't come. After doing a little investigating, it appears the boys shook the tree but didn't touch the elf :-/ I'm telling you, they keep us on our toes!
Later, we attempted a picture before Christmas Eve service at church.
Take 1...
Take 10...
And Take 15...I give up
After church and dinner that night, we exchanged gifts with the Martins's. The kids were so excited!
And then it was time for PJ's and bed :-)
A sneak peek after Santa finishes up at our house
The next morning 2 excited little boys woke up ready to see what Santa brought!
Even Lucy was excited about her new presents!
We were so happy that Mimi was able to spend Christmas morning with us!
After a little playtime, the boys ate reindeer and snowman doughnuts
Later that afternoon, we headed to Gainesville to see Ben's dad and Lynda. I was pooped by the end of the day, so picture taking was not my best.
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