Happy New Year!! We returned Monday from an almost two week trip to NC to be with our family and friends for the holidays. It was wonderful to get to spend so much time there this year. This was the longest trip we have been able to make since we moved to TN in 2006. Here is my attempt to recap our fun....
12/21 - Birthday Party for Jesus: We went to Edgewood for a cute kids program and a birthday party for Jesus. It was really cute and the kids had a great time. The highlight was when Santa arrived.
Grace was the first to volunteer to sit on Santa's lap!
I know she is my kid, but dang she is cute!! She loves Christmas so much!!
12/22 - Picture Day: We took Grace for some official holiday photos. We really got some good ones!!
This is my favorite and sums up her personality!!
Granny went with us so of course we made her get in a photo!
12/23 - We got to spend time with the Teasleys, have a good dinner and exchange some presents. Aunt Sandy always makes sure Grace has a big stack of presents and this year was no different!
Our little cutie ready to open some presents
She loves her Aunt Allison
Boombah made the trip to NC as well and was watching over us on this night as we opened presents.
Checking out her stack of presents from her Great Aunt Sandy and Uncle Mark
Papa excited about his new Tarheel ornament
Mark opening the belt we give him every year. One of these days he will want something else right? :)
Mark showing off his dolla' bills y'all!
Yes I made that! Thank You!
The Teasley Fam: Chad, Mark, Sandy & Mark II
Matt, Allison and "Baby S" (in the belly)
My awesome parents!!
Grace was asleep by this point!
Sisterly Love!
12/24 - On Christmas Eve we got to relax and enjoy some time together with mom, dad, Matt & Allison. We had our traditional country ham, eggs, rice and biscuits for dinner and enjoyed watching Grace open her mountain of presents from granny and Papa, me and Troy and Matt and Allison. After Grace went to bed the adults all exchanged gifts and us big kids opened our presents from "Santa".
Her first leotard. Looks like gymnastics classes are in her future.
A much needed new chair for her room!!
She loved putting together her new floor puzzle with her daddy!
Prepping cookies and carrots for Santa and the reindeer
UNC Eight Ball for the pool table
Mason is such a cute little pooch
Mom was excited about her new Coach purse from all of us!
Note to self...leave the bow off of Matt's presents next year.
UNC Stuff for Baby S
Yes folks those are Lego to make the White House
Is that Allison behind that big present?
I am so excited to make something to go in this and share with everyone! YUMMY!!
Toms...I love them!
Allison was excited about her stretchy shirts
The best thing I got for Christmas...new set of pots and pans! AMAZING!!
Santa's elves at work
Santa's elves were trying to be funny!?!?
12/25 - We had a great Christmas day starting with Grace seeing what Santa brought and continuing with spending time with the Spell side of the family! We are so fortunate to have so many people to spend the holidays with!!
Santa Came!
Earrings!
Testing out the Barbie bike
Papa cooking up some breakfast & showing off his bacon
Ready for Christmas with the Spells
A little after lunch game time. Grace kicked their butts in Memory!
She had to get in her new dress up clothes as soon as she opened them!
Love my new scarf!
David loved getting some work clothes now that he is a college graduate with a big boy job!
Our parents did Dirty Santa and mom got a Shake Weight!
So proud of their "dirty" gifts. What a fun day!
12/26 - Finally a day with some major relaxing time!! Grace enjoyed playing with some of her toys.
She loves the Barbie pet shop water park!!
Granny helped her make words
Phyllis helped her do a puzzle
12/28 - We enjoy dinner with the Alfords and Allens!
Showing off her $20 bill from the Alfords.
12/31 - New Year Eve was another fun day! We enjoyed the nice weather and took Grace to Pullen Park. Then we came home and prepared for a great New Years Even Party with family & friends.
Time to ride the train
All the yummy food for the party
Liquid encouragement
Yes these were my handy work!
Cutest party animal around! We let her stay up as long as she wanted and she made it to almost 11pm!
Our resident bartender can make a great peppermint pattie shot
Me and Lu...one of my favorite ladies! Enjoyed getting to spend New Years Eve with her and all the other fun people we had over. I thought I had more photos of this night but apparently I was having to much fun to document it! :)
1/2/12 - The dreaded day of return to TN! We had a great time in NC and hated to leave. The Pilot was packed about a full as I have ever seen it for our trip back. We had great weather until TN and we got in some crazy snow. When we got back to Murfreesboro, Santa had left Grace a few things here as well.
She was happy with her movies and her daddy's shades.
Out of no where we were in the middle of a snowstorm!!
More puzzles!!
So cute that she didn't take the packaging off before trying them on.
This shirt sums her up perfectly!!
