The Night Before the Night Before Christmas
We had unpacked the house, YAY!, and then, together we tackled the Christmas wrapping.
Cole made sure all the presents had ribbons.
Wrap away my little elves.
Once we were done...Cade did some relaxing( no cable yet)
You can't even tell we moved in a few days before. I love that! Team work, baby!
(a huge thanks to family that helped move us in!!)
Shh...so worn out from all that wrapping.
Christmas Eve
Pepa, Mema, Cade, and Cole
Our Family
The Whole Family(Wiltshire, Blacklock, Marler)...I barely made it in. Ha! Dad was worried I would fall coming around the counter that was holding the camera...I was the reason for all the smiles. What can I say... :)
Dinner after the Christmas Eve service at our favorite Jewish Deli...
Christmas Day
Mema and Pepa's House
The Cousins...what was I thinking to stand between them and the gifts that "Santa"left.
Christmas Eve they tried to negotiate the morning schedule with Pepa. It was quite humorous.
FCA Bible
Pepa and Mema
Little Aaron...funny little man.
My men!
G.G. (Eighty-seven years old)
Shannon knew I was scanning the room for pictures. Always!!
So excited about shooting each other... with paintball that is.
Better than any Waffle House... John's Waffles!
Pappy and Mammy's
Uncle Brandon found him some fans!
Pappy, Cash, Uncle D
Where is Uncle D?
Sweet Campbell... Bell of the ball(Christmas party)!
Cash sure does love his cousins. I can tell. I know his cousins LOVE him.
The traditional reading. All of us created a picture book of the Christmas story. All the grandkids read it every Christmas. Each year a new grandkid joins in...such a great idea!
Dustin getting him some Rhett time.
Mammy got them these hats...Cade said he will wear it on the first day to his new school(ha ha!). That is so NOT happening(not because I won't let him but because I know Cade).
It was an amazing Christmas; mucho family time! On our short drive home I thought about the holiday book (family journal) that my dad started a few years back . The idea is to write things we are thankful for or what the year has meant to us. It is so neat to see just how blessed we all are. To see all God has done and continues to do... God totally rocks!
The way I see it, no matter where we are in life, where we are going, where we have been, God has a plan and He is just waiting for us to join Him on the ultimate journey of our lives( His will). He loves ALL of us unconditionally and proved that by giving the PERFECT GIFT, His PERFECT SON, to us so that we too could experience forever with Him. There is nothing in this world that we could possibly get or give that could compare to Him. Kinda puts CHRISTmas in perspective, doesn't it?
Well, I saved the best picture of the day for last. It's a shame the picture isn't real clear. Here she is, my mom, Terry Wiltshire.
She is a hoot. And we wouldn't have it any other way.
We hope you too had a fun Christmas!! Love to you all!
