5 Christmases

It's so much merrier when we get to celebrate 5 times! On Christmas Eve our first stop was Deb and Aunt Becky's! The freeway was flooded and I'm pretty sure the tires were lifted off the pavement at one point in flowing water. We would have turned around if we could have but there was no where to go! Flowing water was on each side and cars were stacked up behind us! Thankfully we arrived safe and sound and enjoyed an awesome feast!

This was Will's favorite gift!! Is he not the cutest?? He asked for a war hero outfit for Christmas!
He then regaled the group with tales of battle

Kaleb and ashton got too many gifts and matt and coy were pretty excited about theirs!

Then it was on to Nana and Papa's. It's pretty serious! Nana has 4 different themed trees, one for each entertaining room!

kaleb adores his cousins! they are so silly when they get together!

Cassius and his christmas cast! poor puppy!

This was the first year we were able to celebrate Christmas morning at our own home with children! I got way too excited! Christmas has always been my favorite time of year and I want to make sure each Christmas is memorable for our boys!

derek's gifts consisted of survival gear for his solo hiking adventure! He braved the elements in 16 degree weather along the buffalo river the weekend of New Year's. He took nothing but a sleeping bag, freeze dried food, knife, and some fire starting essentials!

We had too much fun playing with toys and then we were off again to mamaw's! There were too many kids to get together for pics. Kaleb had tons of fun!

Off to Grana's (or Nina's as Kaleb says!)

Papa Carl entertained kaleb and lily way too much!

a very exciting christmas indeed and a very exciting trip back home! A normally 45 minute trip took us 2 hours! The freeway was closed due to flooding and nearly every road we attempted to take to get around was blocked! We finally found a road and found ourselves in stop and go traffic! I guess it just made christmas last longer! What a whirlwind weekend!