Merry Christmas!

This was an anticipated year for Christmas. After nine years of marriage, this was the first Christmas to be spent without immediate family. It turned out to be a blast. Christmas eve we spent with the Elliot family at the home of some close friends the Williams family. We had a great dinner. We enjoyed about every moment, except Hope couldn't stay off the table. She's loves getting on the table. Don't know what to do about that. (I hope she doesn't get any funny ideas about that):



We had a nativity, Hope was an angel (shaw!), Addy was Mary, David Williams was Joseph, and Hailey Elliot was the donkey carrying Mary. We also played a sweet sack game that Aubree and I lost. We simply put a brown paper sack on the ground. The object was to stand on one foot, bend over and pick up the bag with your teeth. Then you keep trimming the bag down. The winner is who can pick up the bag at its lowest point. We didn't last long. One of us has a big belly and the other is pregnant.



Christmas morning was also really nice. Aubree and I got to 7 am and couldn't wait any longer so we woke up Addy. The first thing she said was "are we gonna iChat with Nanna and Papa (Mitchell)?" She awoke and saw what Aubree has been working hard to make:



A rad playhouse the girls can play in. It didn't take Addy long to commandeer it, and move much of her stuff in. Hope is now supposed to stay out.
She sewed it herself along with some long hours and help from Mary Williams. Mary's can be found at http://www.markandmarywilliams.blogspot.com

Christmas day we got to spend with the Rigsby's.



(Aubree, Addy, Hope, and Summer)
They have also become our family away from home. We just ate, loafed, played video games, ate, snacked, played more video games, snacked ect...
This Christmas season was different, but the company of such fun and great people made it all the better. Maybe one of the best Christmas' ever.