Joy to the World!

I am going to try and speed-wrap/warp all of the rest of our Christmas festivities!  Have I mentioned Preston loves to eat?

His flipped over lip cracks me up in this pic:

Getting ready for zoo lights:

 

Jakey loved the dinos:

Cookin with KK:

And lickin the batter with PawPaw:

Christmas at Nana & Ned’s:

Nana collects birds nests…after Luke saw this he said I wasnt the crazy bird lady anymore!

Preston was hilarious with these bears. He hugged them all night and has been hugging them ever since!

I was a little jealous of Kate’s gift. It is a doll wardrobe with a bed and vanity. Absolutely precious…and I wish I had one when I was little!

Glee..score! 

Christmas Eve:

Getting the treats ready for the reindeer and Santa:

Luke helped me with this delicious peppermint cheesecake layer cake from Southern Living:

We delivered gifts along the way:

And Dad really played up the part….he had his arm out the window for at least 20 minutes waving at the city of Memphis.Santa picking on Jake:

Santa asking Nannie if she was a good girl this year. She is the only person I know who was bad enough that Santa didnt visit one year.

Enjoying time with all the cousins:

Preston LOVED Ainsley…hugged her all night!

Megan made these delicious little things: He was supposed to be sitting for this one:

Chaos:

Also a little J about this gift as well:

Joey and I were intense about something:

and then came…

 

Christmas Morning!!

Our kiddos were very good this year! Kate got a baby bed handmade by Santa himself, a stroller, and a chair. Preston got a baseball glove, a basketball goal, and a chair too!

Kate also had a special surprise waiting for her in her room:

A purple tree!

We woke the kids up, and Preston was not happy that Daddy left him to get the camera:

And then they saw:

 

The room was full of bubbles!

Miss Mommy had to immediately go get two babies to put in her stroller ( I had my eye on a beautiful, frilly pram, and this is the one she had her heart set on!) 

Stocking goodies:

and Santa remembered that cup she had seen at Disney World! She put her stocking on the bottom bunk, and babies on the top:

We got dressed and headed to my parents for more gifts.

BabyAngel:

 

Santa always leaves a letter about our “big gift.” Sometimes it was a trampoline, a few years ago he lefts puppies. This year, it was a BOAT!! Come on summertime!

Finally, a cute family pic!

and no one got the coal this year (it is usually Luke, but my mom didnt have the heart to give it to him!)

After Christmas Day, we continued our fun with Christmas with the Parsons:

And then the Greenwoods came in town from Texas! I absolutely LOVED watching them love on my babies! (notice Matt in the background “pouting” b/c Will wanted a photo by himself!)

This pic cracks me up:

Matt gets his turn:

 

 

I forgot to post these earlier, but this was our Supper Club Party at Whit’s new awesome house earlier in the month. Her new home is so lovely, I asked if I could come for the weekend. Moongirl sleepover, anyone?

And just some randoms. I loved this outfit on Pres for some reason. We put our Christmas cards on a tree this year. It saved me from crying over broken ornaments, and we could see them and enjoy them all month!

Whew! Typing this all out makes me tired all over again. I am so thankful we have so many friends and family to celebrate the birth of our Savior with.

Blessed be the name of the Lord!