Christmas at Gigi and Papaw's!

Today we got together with my family for Christmas!

 We started this tradition 5 years ago to get together the Saturday before Christmas and spend the entire day together! It's definitely something we ALL look so forward to each year! Christmas day we will all see each other, but it's SO nice to have a full day together/no rush and lots of fun!

(my pics uploaded backwards, not used to the new blogging, but I LIKE it!)

We ordered pizza for dinner tonight, YUM! Notice Brad drinking the ranch, he will always be a little boy at heart, ha! :)

 Sweet cousins praying together!

 Brooke carrying little Karlee Abigayle, SOOOO cannot wait to meet her in 8 weeks or less, hoping for less! :) :)

 Kids napping!

The girls make gingerbread houses every year, it's a CONTEST, and we have SO much fun!

Of course this is my moms, she always wins, maybe next year I should buy the prize so she doesn't have to win her own prize!

I mean this looks like she bought it at the store, so pretty mom!

Men judging-we don't even let them in the kitchen while we make these so they have no idea who made each one.

Brooke went with a Nativity scene look (brad laughed, ha), Kristin's got the most votes for "worst" (sorry sis), I got next best, but Mom WON, as always! :)

FUN!

Tatum and Kenzie got dress up suitcases full of fabulous dress up clothes, cutest idea! Tatum loves her little mermaid dress, she looks like SUCH a big girl all dressed up! Have i mentioned i LOVE all this girly frilly fun!

I don't know who loves "The Oreo Dessert" more Brooke or Kristin!!

Our supplies for the contest! Men were supposed to have a BB gun shooting contest, but due to the men forgetting their supplies it has been postponed, ha!

We had a yummy Mexican lunch! Here is the bro and I making the quesidillas, they were SO YUM!

Oh Jon and Kristin-the brother/sisterly love!

Miss Priss and her new pink shoes, bracelet, and snacks, and smiling with her scrunchie nose (my fav) she is one fixed up little girl!

Cade got his first pair of boxer briefs, i about died over these, how stinkin cute, such a little man! Now, if we (ahem, I) can just get the boy potty trained!

Tatum got her first pair of panties today, how adorable! You can ALWAYS count on my mom to get us undies in our stocking! :)

Speaking of stockings, Brad made this great stocking holder last year for my mom and her BIG family! She always does the best stockings! Way to go Gi!

She LOVED her calendar!

This was by far my most favorite thing, my new calendar for the new year! I LOVE LOVE all the pics on the front! :)

Brad and his new book (and 2 youngest babes) "Strong Fathers Strong Daughters" Perfect for him!

The husband, he was SUPER excited about his ihome gift, whoop whoop! I think that might end up being for both of us, ha!

Sis and Tay Tay!

Cade's pirate ship, and the pirate himself of course! When you ask Cade what a pirate says he says "YO HO HOY" or "AHOY MATTE" Love him!

Tatum's dress up suitcase, cutest thing ever!

Thank you mom!

Sweet girl!

getting his gift all fixed up!

Oh my how she has grown up SO much since last Christmas!

All the kids helping Brooke open her gifts!

Cade giving Papaw his gift to him, our boxes are deceiving, he definitely did not get Huggies baby wipes, ha!

awwww!

Good thing we opened gifts before lunch, not sure they were going to make it much longer!

all ready to eat!

Penguins greeted us at Gigi and Papaw's house this morning, the kids LOVED them! What a pretty day it was today too!

(not sure what's up with the order of these pics, I might need a tutorial on the new blogging, HELP!)

Jon being an annoying brother....

Cute!

What a FUN FUN day together! We missed Matt today, he decided to go on a last minute ski trip with a few friends from college. Thank you Mom and Dad for making today SO much fun! Merry (early) Christmas!!!