Happy Hot Springs Holiday

What a blessing to have family to celebrate with! Today we spent the day in Hot Springs with Lane's side of the family.

Grammy & Bobba gave Alexee a Cinderella Barbie, which she has been wishing for! Thank you, Bob and Rose Mary, for everything!

Crosby got some fun musical instruments! He also enjoyed an entire box of Whoppers. :)

sweet boy!

Rhett lined his gifts up to for the picture. He was happy to complete the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. He read through Cabin Fever while we were at their house today, and he cleaned off a shelf for them when he got home tonight. He was also excited to play his new Super Mario wii game--he rushed to take his shower so he could play it for a while before bed.

Rhett, Grammy & Bobba

little drummer boy

Bobba & Alexee

Grammy playing the drum

Bobba trying the peanut clusters

Alexee got several new coloring books and markers--she went right to work. This girl loves to color.

I had to laugh when I glanced over at the couch and saw Felicity sitting there--bad hair day! :)

We gave Lane's parents a Shutterfly photo book with highlights from 2011.

Opening a gift from Uncle Lance, Aunt Jennifer, Luke & Katie

Bob and Lane went to pick up BBQ for lunch (and pizza and chicken for the kids), and I took banana pudding for dessert.

Group Photo

Back: Lane, Bob, Rose Mary, Luke, Lance

Front: Katie, me, Crosby, Rhett, Jennifer & Alexee

Grammy, Alexee and cousins Luke (who is 16 and driving--how is this possible?) & Katie (who is 13 and has such a beautiful voice. She is singing in the Christmas Eve service at their church tomorrow.) They were younger than Rhett and Alexee when I first met them...the years have gone by way too fast. How are they so grown up already? It scares me to think that I'll blink again and Rhett and Alexee will be this old! :(

We had originally planned to go to Garvan Gardens to look at Christmas lights before coming home, but we decided not to. Lane's brother told us it had been really crowded with long lines to even get in. Also, the kids had been up since 5 a.m. (with no naps for A & C), so they were tired (and so was I)--even without chasing them all around the gardens.

Thankful for a fun day with loved ones. It doesn't seem like tomorrow could be Christmas Eve!? Didn't the school year just start back?