More backtracking to the end of last year!!!
It's still hard to believe we are 4 months into the new year... I'll let the pictures do most of the talking this time as I relive Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. We all deeply missed being with my Too-daddy and Mary Catherine for our Christmas Eve tradition , and were grateful to still be able to get together with so many of our DE family at my Uncle Tom and Aunt Viv's home. My parents and brother and I were able to spend a few moments with TD & MC at the hospital beforehand, and like I mentioned in my last post, having 5 sweet kiddos running around taking in the excitement of the season, sure helped in getting us more into our Christmas Eve festivities given the circumstance.
Despite having had his surgery just days earlier to correct his droopy eye, Ollie didn't slow down one bit and absolutely LOVED playing with his cousins, eating LOTS of food, and playing with ALL THE TOYS! It was so much fun to watch him just enjoy himself. Maelee read 'Twas the Night before Christmas beautifully and as always reacts to each gift as if it's the most amazing thing she's ever seen. (We love that about her. :) Lilee played hard and loved well and was tickled over just about everything.
The kiddos always love the rides on the Gator!
So excited for their matching Christmas pjs before our ride home!
And that's a wrap on Christmas Eve!
Christmas Day was filled with everything it should be - lots of yummy food, sweet time with family, and too many presents. :)
A lion charm for Lilee and an elephant charm for Maelee!
Reindeer hot dogs for lunch!
Tickled over the new trampoline!
After checking out all their new toys and having a little bit of down time, we were off to my folks for Christmas dinner and more gift exchanging! It was so sweet seeing Ollie, in particular, interacting with his Uncle Dan and he remembers each gift he gave him!
Gotta get everyone in there!
We had a delicious dinner and a wonderfully sweet time celebrating the rest of our Christmas day with Nana & Pop-Pop and my brother. Our bellies, hearts, and arms from carrying all the loot (!) were quite full.
And finally, we had one last hurrah of the Christmas season when Steve's parents, Mee-Maw & Grandpa came up the last weekend of December. We loved introducing them to Ollie and we had another fun gift exchange where the kiddos got tickled once again. We also had a great afternoon at the National Harbor where Ollie was in heaven on the little train ride. It was a fun ending to our holiday activities and fun to ring in the new year together, as well!
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