The Christmas holiday started with a trip to Hattiesburg on Wednesday. We spent the night looking at Christmas lights with my parents and eating dinner downtown. Christmas Eve morning we opened presents at my parents' house before heading to Granny and Pap's for Christmas with them.
Some highlights of Hattiesburg Christmas were bongo drums for my mom, some new Wii games for us, pearls from my Granny, a Snuggie (yes, yes, I know you're jealous!), gift cards, tupperware, new sheets and pillows, soap galore and an anniversary trip for my parents, just to name a few. We headed home Christmas Eve night and found that Santa had already made his visit and filled up the stockings for Izzy and Bentley. :)
Christmas Day we woke up early and opened up our presents from each other. I felt very spoiled from my sweet husband but very grateful. Among the presents Derek gave me were his mother's diamond earrings, which are absolutely beautiful. I cried, and as Derek's mom used to say, "It's not Christmas unless somebody cries!" So, Candee, it was a very special Christmas moment, to say the least.
After our presents, we walked across the street to have coffee with Ben and Tina and Baby Brady. We couldn't miss Brady's first Christmas, and he even ate baby food for the first time. He is too precious!
We hit the road to Vicksburg around noon and spent the afternoon playing Scattergories and Trivial Pursuit with Derek's dad and sister before everyone came over to open gifts and eat our Italian-themed Christmas dinner. It was a marathon present-opening evening with Ryan Hadley helping everyone open every present. She didn't want to miss anything. She's big into Disney and princesses this year, so one of the gifts we gave her was a Cinderella wig, pictured below. It's entirely too much fun to shop for an almost 3-year-old. :)
We were spoiled once again with all the wonderful gifts from the Greys, including an apron and oven mits for me, a new gas blower and weedeater for Derek, a gorgeous picture frame, an Eagle Lake cookbook, socks, boxer shorts and much much more.
Saturday we spent playing with our new toys just like kids and staying warm by the fire. It has been an absolutely wonderful holiday, and we feel so very loved and incredibly blessed. And a very special Happy 81st to my Christmas Day Birthday Girl, Granny!
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