We traveled to Jacksonville on Sunday the 24th after our Christmas Eve morning service at church. We arrived in Jacksonville in time for dinner and then dessert with Katie, Jimmy, and Jimmy's family. Hannah was very excited to see everybody! On Christmas morning, we read Hannah the story of Jesus's birth and talked about why we celebrate Christmas. Then, we let Hannah open her presents SLOWLY! We wanted Hannah to enjoy each present as she opened it and have time to appreciate the gift she had just received. We try to keep Christmas gift giving fairly small, as Hannah has more than she needs and receives gifts throughout the year. Jonathan and I gave Hannah baby doll supplies this year. We wanted her to be able to take care of her babies while Mommy was caring for the new baby. She loved her diaper bag full of bottles, sippy cups, pretend soap and lotion, etc. In the afternoon, we headed across the street to the Whitlock's house (Jimmy's parents), where we exchanged gifts with Aunt Katie, Uncle Jimmy, Jim, and Deb. It was a wonderful Christmas, and it was very nice to be with family and to be a guest instead of the hostess for a change (We've been at our house for the last two Christmases and three Thanksgivings.).We were able to stay in Jacksonville through Wednesday evening. The rest of the visit was spent relaxing, playing games, and shopping for a double stroller. Can I just say those things are huge!!! We finally settled on one, and my mom bought it for us as our baby gift--thanks mom!
Hannah checks out her new baby doll supplies.
Hannah tests her art easel from Grammy.
Merry Christmas!
Hannah has fun visiting with Deb and Jim. Miss Deb has a very large Little People Collection, so Hannah was thrilled to play with all of her Christmas Little People.
Jimmy, Hannah, Katie, Mom, Jonathan, Me, and Buddy (at the bottom).
3 comments:
Good to see pictures of your Christmas at your Mom's house! I know that she was thrilled to have you all there!
Great picture of all of you. Although I wasn't crazy about Jimmy's choice in shirts (ha-ha). Now there is an idea for Christmas next year for Jimmy. . . a Seminole t-shirt or Gamecock t-shirt!
Our pattern for our Graco Infant Carrier/Car seat and single stroller doesn't exist anymore, so I had determined that I would start all over again. However, after a few weeks of research and price comparison, I decided to suck up my pride and just get a different pattern of a Duo Glider that was not a travel system, as it would accept our existing infant seat. It's about a $120 dollar price difference. So, my infant carrier will not match my duo glider when I attach it, but it's in the same color family and who really cares anyway. We purchased the Graco Family Tree Duo Glider from Target. Happy shopping!
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