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?

Hazel Sanders' wedding

The second weekend in December the kids and I met Mom and Dad in South Carolina for my second cousin's wedding. We got to see a lot of family that we do not get to see very often. It was a crazy, but fun weekend!

Here is some of our extended family - my Mom's sister, Tiger, her husband, Bob, their son Robbie, daughter Jessi and her boyfriend Sam.

Kallie all dressed up at the reception

The kids had a great time dancing!

One of the singers from the band picked up Kallie while she sang one of the songs and Kallie just looked at her.

Davis really wasn't sad..

Mimi and Poppa and their 3 grands.

We had fun, but we missed Daddy!

Maddie with the bride, Hazel Sanders

Christmas Cookie Playdate

The week of Christmas before family came into town we went over to the Moseley's for a Christmas Cookie play date. Laura Leigh provided the dough and some decorations and I brought a couple of cookie cutters and decorations. The kids decorated the cookies first and then we went up to play and had lunch and cookies for desert. It was a lot of fun! Thanks, Laura Leigh!

Not the greatest picture but here are Maddie and me in our matching aprons :)

Davis decorating with his favorite color :) He had been asking to decorate some gingerbread men, so this was perfect!

Maddie really got into the decorating and she impressed me!

Here are her cookies that she did all by herself!

Kallie and Micah - Kallie ate a cookie, but was more interested in Micah!

Josiah decorating a star cookie.

Church Christmas Party

The same weekend as the Davis family Christmas we also had our church Christmas party. We did a pot luck dinner and played White Elephant or Dirty Santa - whichever you call it. We had a lot of fun fellowshipping and meeting some new people as well. The kids played well and loved on Baby Max. And Baby Max rolled from his belly to his back for the first time that night! Max with Woody - Davis found Woody in Michelle's room and said he would share it with Max.

Kallie loving on Max

Davis also found Buzz and Michelle actually let Davis take Buzz and Woody home to "babysit" them until the following Wednesday night. This made Davis so excited!

The kids watching Max

This is my favorite one!

Tyler with Max and Jenn

Joe and Michelle got Davis a set of Cars books that attaches to a push button section that makes noise. He loves them! Thanks Joe and Michelle!

Maddie and Faith playing Maddie's new princess Chutes and Ladders game. Thanks Joe and Michelle - it is perfect!

The spread! We had a ton of food - all very yummy and we got to take some home.

White Elephant exchange

Davis posing :)