Christmas at Home and in Louisiana

Here's our family Christmas. This is what the kids came down to in the morning. Yes, our tree is a wee bit bright, but it didn't look that bright in the store. But for $75 you can't go wrong....or can you??? 

Ready to open.

 But first Justin read the Christmas story.

 Since he ate so many of our other bullets, we got him a bunch more. I think he's slowly coming out of the eat it stage.

She's been wanting the glitzy globes for awhile.

 Olivia was excited to wrap this present all by herself behind closed doors. She made J&me a calendar at school with some ornaments for the tree and kept it all a secret until we opened presents.

And then we went to Louisiana to visit my sister and brother-n-law. The 13hr trip down wasn't too bad. This pic actually came from the 10hr trip from LA to MO. Elias had a rough time, but hey. I kept reading. And, btw, that is a really cool book. 5 star.

Uncle Will began with the story of Jesus.

 Excited to get a ninja turtle beanie baby.

 Merry Christmas everybody!

 All the rest of the pics are in no particular order.  We had a fire a couple of times. I love burnt marshmallows. And then I like to burp up the burnt smoke smell later. Call me weird.

 Playing Uno one night before bed.

 Tara sprayed this table with chalk paint. Cool.

 The kids got to dig since not all the grass has sprouted yet in their new yard.

Nice enough weather for backyard fun.

Love it.

 Making cupcakes like Martha Stewart for Connor's 2nd birthday.

 Party time! Connor sleeps with a football...hence the footballs.

We took a walk down the boardwalk by the river and visited a few shops. I thought this picture was better.

 But this one had almost everyone in it.

There was also a merry-go-round down there. We got to ride it twice since it was Connor's birthday.

 Riding the elevator up and down at Bass Pro. They have live alligators at this one, but they weren't there this time of year.

 We ate dinner at a cool Italian restaurant. Olivia got this pic of Tara and Will.

 Festive and fun.

Love you Tara! So thankful we're friends!

 Color time.

 Line up to get your teeth brushed...

 Went to the Fowler's church 2x for a service and a special Christmas Eve service.

 The boy table. Olivia got to sit at the high counter on a stool with me. The other 3 adults sat at the regular table.

 Watching the movie Planes.