Christmas Eve

 On Christmas Eve we had a devotional with the church and Gaga and Apple joined us and Mimi and Poppa were here in town and able to come as well.  Afterwards we all came back to our house for a spaghetti supper.  We took some family pictures with the kids in their Christmas jammies.

After Gaga and Apple left it was time for Daddy to put together Maddie's new bike and Kallie's stroller.  He had already put together Davis's scooter.



Christmas #2

On the 23rd of December we headed to Charlotte to celebrate with Gaga, Apple, Uncle Adam, Aunt Sommer, and Lucy.  We ate a yummy dinner of pork loin and other yummy sides and a birthday cake for Jesus and then exchanged gifts.  We spent the night and had breakfast and then headed back to Hickory to get ready for our Christmas Eve Service. 

Davis opening his train from Uncle Adam and Aunt Sommer and Lucy.

Kallie playing with Davis's Buzz Duplo set he got from Gaga and Apple

Kallie really enjoyed opening gifts this year!

Little people figures from Gaga and Apple - we love Little People!



Maddie with her Snow White dress from Apple and Gaga - she had been asking for one since last year.





Gaga got a picture of Baby Lucy!

And of course as all babies Kallie loved the box and tissue paper!

Goodies, Parades and Santa Cow

We bundled up one night and took some goodies to our neighbors. We took oreo balls. Most of them were not home, but we were able to talk to a few.

The kids made it to a couple of parades - actually on the same day - one in Granite Falls and one in Hickory. Matt and the kids met our friends the Rhodes at the parade in Granite and we met our friends the Moseleys for the parade in Hickory. It snowed during the one in Granite and was just cold and wet for the one in Hickory, but they didn't seem to mind. Their favorite part of the parades is running out and getting candy!

We headed out to the mall one night in December for Family Night with Santa Cow - the kids got little goody bags along with a free kids' meal with an adult combo purchase. Kallie was not thrilled with being held by Santa Cow.

And what trip to Chickfila is complete without an ice cream cone?