Christmas at Mom's January 2011

Christmas at Mom's this year was a lot of fun! We left on Friday after Joey and James got off of work then started our 4 hour journey to Fordyce, Ar. We had a late supper at "Guanajuatos"  a little mexican place in town where Chloe works. (not sure if that's how you spell it)

On Saturday we slept in. Then us girls (Mom, Chloe and I) went shopping for a few last minute gifts and things we needed for the Sunday meal. When we got back we started getting ready to get a few pictures taken before it got too dark and too wet. There was a little Gazebo at the park which is just a couple blocks away from Mom's house so we went there to take the pictures. Joey has a really nice camera and a good eye for picture taking so we had asked him to take them for us. It was so so cold out there but we were all troopers and made it back home where we could get warm again. We had a yummy ham that day since we were going to be having our traditional Christmas turkey on Sunday.

Sunday we woke up all exited about Doug and Melissa and their family coming as well as bringing Kayla, Reed's girl with them. Steve and Zane came too which was a really nice treat as well. We don't get to see Steve very often but always enjoy his company. Everyone arrived either right before church let out or shorty after so we went ahead and had a crazy time of opening up the presents. It was not very organized but a whole lot of fun. :) It was definitely not like our normal Christmas but it's probably because it was so late this year before we could get together. Lori, Steve's friend had gotten James and I a tile that had a beautiful poem in memory of Karis. I will write her story in another post and I will include that poem in it. Melissa and I received a 50 minute massage which I've never had so I am looking forward to that! But everyone seemed to enjoy their gifts...I kinda felt sorry for the kids because we wouldn't let them play with their presents so they would pack up better. But they did get to play with their new "head" lights so they were happy about that.

We ended up staying way too late but it's always so hard to say good bye to family. But we did finally get home at 1 am on Monday and poor James had to get up at 5:30 so he didn't get a whole lot of sleep. 

Over all the trip was tons of fun and a whole lot of awesomeness! I love my family and I love getting to sit a visit with them about nothing and everything....