As for my children's take on Christmas - both were battling the crud and bronchitus. But that didn't slow Collin down one bit. He loved every minute of opening presents. Actually, he liked opening the gifts far more than the toys themselves :) He was VERY intrigued by Santa's arrival. In fact, we spotted the "red-nosed reindeer" on the way home from MeeMaw's on Christmas Eve ;) Brantlee was too strung out on steroids and cold medicine to even care that is was Christmas! ha Seriously, I don't think she opened a single gift! Poor baby. But she hung in there as best she could dressed in her Christmas attire. She is actually feeling MUCH better now, and it's safe to say we have our sweet baby back :)
The Christmas events started at Lolly & Poppy's house on Wednesday night along with Casey, Derek & Fischer.
These two are just a tiny bit jealous of each other when it comes to Lolly
Getting the hang of this business of opening presents.
Christmas Eve
There is truly nothing like Christmas Eve at MeeMaw and PawPaw's house. You can almost predict everything thing that happens from year to year - everything from the food to the Dirty Santa gifts. That's what makes it so memorable... and chaotic.
It was quite a feat getting these little ones to pose for a picture. But it is tradition to get all the families in front of the tree, so we just snapped away.
All 3 in their new Coupe Cars.
Collin on his new roller racer
And MeeMaw on the roller racer (without the first drop of egg nog, mind you)
A brief moment amidst the insanity
Santa Came!!
Our princess went straight for the cookies Santa didn't eat.
Collin and Brantlee were good this year!
MEET HERMIE (the crab)
The best gift of all... the trampoline!!
or the McDonald's pretend Happy Meal set (who would of thought?)
Brantlee's first set of wheels!
Already Miss Social ;)
The Sumrall Christmas Breakfast
It's tradition to meet up early on Christmas morning and eat breakfast with my mom's side of the family and exchange gifts. As hard as it is to pull the family together on Christmas morning and get out the door, it is WELL worth it for this event. The food is always delicious!! Plus, there are 6 GREAT grandchildren on this side of the family (5 of which are under age 3) Fun times!!
Kooper was well enough to make to the Mimi's house... a blessing in itself.
"That's a sign of a healthy, prosperous family." Something I overheard PawPaw Sumrall saying as he admired the gifts under the tree. I know how proud he must be to have us all under one roof.
Okay, the photo of this moment doesn't do it justice. You truly had to be there. On the other side of the camera is the rest of the entire family on the couch waiting for the professional photographer (my grandfather) to rig up the camera for a family shot. Shortly after, the camera dumped forward just as it took the picture. It was hilarious!! We did finally get a picture though... we think.
Whew! Christmas will wear you out!
Later that afternoon, we went to Nana and Papa's to open gifts and stay the night.
Brantlee wasn't too interested in opening her toys, so Daddy took her for ride in Collin's new John Deere wheel barrow.
Later that afternoon, the weather warmed up enough for the kiddos to finally enjoy some time on their new tramp. I can already foresee lots of memories to come on this thing.
I truly LOVE Christmas and all it stands for and all it brings. But is it bad to be a little relieved that it's over? Okay, a lot relieved?
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