Christmas Eve

It was a very busy holiday season.  The plan was to head to Wadesboro for Christmas Eve with Grammy.  Head back to Lake Wylie so the kids could wake up at home and open presents, then head to Waynesboro Christmas afternoon to spend the rest of the day with Nana and Peepop.  We’d come home for a few days and then head off to Nashville to spend the New Year’s weekend with the Prices (friends from Texas).  There was a lot going on, but it was all worth it.

First it was off to Grammy’s house for Christmas Eve dinner.  She made way too much food … as usual.  I was pretty darned full on all the yummy appetizers before we even sat down for the meal.  There were a few other people there that I’d met at Thanksgiving.  We were all amazed at how much food there was, and this was after Allison had told Gibby that she shouldn’t cook that much.  There were six adults and two kids there (one of which doesn’t even eat) and I’ll bet there was enough food for twenty-five people.  If you eat at Gibby’s house you will not go hungry.

People weren’t the only ones in attendance.  Bucky was also there, of course.  He just loves ice cream, and Benjamin loves feeding it to him even more than he loves eating it.

Dana always dressed up as Santa and Gibby still has the suit.  Perhaps the torch has been passed.  We’ll have to wait and see, but Noah sure does look good in the suit.

Finally it was time to open presents.  It turns out that it was only the first of many.  Everyone was very happy with the presents given and received.  Noah especially loved an authentic bomber jacket.  I think he wore it everywhere except for bed for a week straight … even when it was seventy degrees outside.  Christmas was off to a great start for all.