Christmas is my favorite time of the year! I love decorating, Christmas music, shopping for the perfect gifts, time with family, and celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ! It is the most wonderful time of the year! This year was even more exciting for a couple of reasons! First off, it was Libby’s first Christmas. Secondly, Uncle Parker got to come home! Christmas is always busy, but that is the way I like it. I love spending my days filled with family!
We got busy on Wednesday. We headed to the airport to pick up Parker and then went to eat at one of his favorite Mexican restaurants. Libby immediately was drawn to Parker. She reached for him at the restaurant and smiled her little scrunched up smile at him all night.
Thursday some of Parker’s college friends came to my parents for lunch. They all had kids and it was a house full. We had a great time. I know Parker really enjoyed catching up with his friends.
Friday was Christmas Eve we ate lunch at my parents before heading to Reform to open gifts with CiCi and Pop. Libby got plenty of toys to play with. Then we headed to Aliceville to Grandmaw Rickman’s house. This is a tradition that has been around for a really long time. It is a packed house and a great time. We always have a time set apart for family pictures.
Saturday was Christmas! We woke up and had Brunch at our house. Cici, Pop, Gran, Coach, Mamaw, Pop, Uncle Jeremy, and Uncle Parker were all there to see Libby open her gifts from Santa. Then we had a small brunch and watched Libby play with her gifts. Later we headed back to Reform to go celebrate with Nanny, Poppa, and the rest of the Drake family. It was fun and we had an interesting game of Dirty Santa. Once again, Libby scored some great gifts. She has played with every single gift and really enjoyed herself. Her lack of sleeping also caught up to her and she passed out! It was really cute!
After Nanny and Poppa’s we headed to my parents house. We ate a wonderful meal and then opened up gifts. Libby got a soft and comfy chair that she loves. She also got some great books. Uncle Parker brought her a few books. One was the Christmas story in French. He tried to read it to her but her attention span is a little short steal. However, she listened to a few pages before she started flipping them herself.
On the 26th we returned to Aliceville First Baptist Church. Parker really wanted to visit Aliceville and eat at the Plantation House while home. It was really good to be back and I was flooded with wonderful memories of our times at Aliceville FBC! The Plantation House was great too!
Tonight we will go to my Aunt’s to celebrate with the Windle family and on Friday we will go to Marvin Chapel to celebrate with the Pate’s! I am looking forward to many more great times with family! I hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas too!
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