Friday, January 30, 2015

Christmases #3 & #4

3) Waco Christmas (i.e. Christmas Day)

After celebrating Christmas with the Atteberry side, we left for Brian & Sarah's house in Waco. We decided to spend Christmas there since Sarah was about to pop and unable to travel.


We hung out and finished Christmas presents.


On Christmas Eve, we decorated the Christmas tree...


and took Christmas jammie pictures.


Then we started a new tradition of reading "A Night Before Christmas" and the Luke Christmas story before bedtime.


Finally, Christmas came. Lottie had a lot of fun with all the wrapping paper and fun new toys. 


She got several new books, a huge stuffed moose, a laptop, as well as several other toys. Afterwards, we did stockings and ate a wonderful dinner provided by Brian and Sarah.It was an incredible Christmas.


4) Abilene Christmas 

Once Christmas lunch was over, we left for Abilene. I think all the travelling and excitement finally hit Lottie, and she refused to take her nap and fussed on the way to Abilene. She was very fussy that night, though Greg assured us that her very fussy night was not actually a very fussy night. We are so spoiled by this precious girl. It was Jerrod and Emily's (Chris' brother and SIL) first time to meet Lottie, and she loved them.


Lottie did take a break from all the fussiness to enjoy her second Christmas on Christmas Day. 


She received a Peek-a-boo Elmo, Fisher Price talking puppy, and fun clothes. Once the fun of wrapping presents was done, it was back to the grindstone and cranking out those ABC reports.


The following day we visited with Chris' grandparents. It was both Lottie and my first time to meet them. 


That evening, we went over the Chris' uncle's house to hang out with all the Hardegree cousins. They are a fun group. The grown up kids re-enacted a picture from childhood (the youngest is in India, so they borrowed a baby doll from the little girls).

Evan, Chris, Emily, "Katie", Mary, Jerrod

We tried to take pictures of the young cousins, but that went about as you would expect.

Dylan, Kaitlyn, & Lottie

We had a blast with that crew, including a dance party in the kitchen.

Evan & Lottie


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