Christmas Eve, the boys and I traveled to Memaw and Boppy's house to open presents. The boys had a lot of fun playing with Bekah. Boppy made a delicious dinner too. The kiddos were too active to take pictures, but I was able have the boys sit for a Purcell guys picture.
Christmas Eve night marked the beginning of a new family tradition. Bill and I decided to start a movie night box. The present consisted of new pajamas for the entire family, popcorn, a movie, hot chocolate, and candy. The boys looked adorable in their matching jam-jams! The movie we watched was "How to Train Your Dragon 2." After the movie ended, everyone settled in for a long winter's nap, in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would appear.
Christmas morning arrived not a moment too soon, Nolan and Carter couldn't wait to go downstairs and see what Santa had left them. The boys must have been pretty good this year, because Santa left them lots of goodies. The boys played with their new toys for a couple of hours then we showered and headed up to G.G. and Grandpa Tub's house for Christmas lunch and more presents.
Everyone devoured the delicious lunch and desserts prepared!! The boys were super excited to open more gifts. Carter and Nolan loved showing off their gifts and playing with their relatives. Blake slept almost the entire 4 hours we were at the Chesser's. Luckily, Blake woke up for a picture.
Since everyone was home for the holidays it was a perfect opportunity to take pictures!
Cousins and their significant others(if not single)
G.G. and Grandpa Tub with their girls
G.G. and Grandpa Tub with their girls and spouses
G.G. and Grandpa Tub with the Great Grandkids
It was past naptime for Carter and Nolan, so we left Chesser's and headed to Papa and Nana's to take naps before going to Young's Christmas in the afternoon. The naps were refreshing and the boys were ready to go for round two. Poppy and Meme have lots of great grandkids, so the boys had a lot of fun chasing their cousins around the house. Hence the reason for not very pictures. The kiddos were way too active to get pictures. Another delicious dinner was eaten and more desserts devoured.
Whew, after a long day which consisted of two Christmas' we were ready for bed. The next day was Christmas with Papa and Nana. The boys were once again showered with gifts, a yummy breakfast, and a beautiful day to play outside on the farm with Papa and daddy.
Bill received the "step and go" stool from Aunt KK and Jimmy! He was super excited and his colon has never felt emptier. haha
December 27th was our last Christmas celebration at the Funderburk's with Grandma Donna. Grandpa Rick was secluded in the basement because he wasn't feeling well. The boys had a lot of fun playing with their presents and having a tea party. Donna made a yummy shepherds pie for lunch. Blake started to become crabby and everyone was ready to be home at last, so we packed up and ventured back to Edwardsville.
This is the first Christmas with everyone being healthy and able to celebrate to the fullest!! The boys are truly blessed to have such loving family in their lives. Thank you to everyone who helped make their Christmas extra special!!
