Sometimes I have so many pictures to post that it becomes overwhelming, and then I put it off which leads to more pictures building up...and the cycle continues. So I'm going to post a little at a time until I get caught up. This year we attended fewer large-gathering Christmas celebrations and instead had a series of mini-celebrations. This led to a much more laid back holiday season. The celebrations spanned about 2 weeks which I think the kids loved, and we enjoyed the less hectic pace.
Our first celebration occurred way back on the 14th of December. Carl had an interview for fellowship at a hospital in Memphis. This gave us the perfect excuse for a short trip to see Angela and Zach before the holidays. We love visiting Ang & Zach and are happy that they are doing so well. Plus, I love their house as well as Angela's decorating style, so it is always fun to see the new changes that they've made!
The Auburn tree. Zach is an uber-Auburn-fan and wanted an Auburn tree for Christmas this year. Angela did a good job with decorating the tree considering that she was working with orange and blue for the colors!
Big-boy William sitting at the kitchen table
Presents! Lily loves her new baby Princess Aurora.
A fun new school bus for William!
Ang & Zach like their exotic wood serving dish, coming from the very exclusive store, Tarjay
Utter surprise, astonishment (and bewilderment, Zach?) at receiving a new vacuum cleaner from mom & dad :)While Carl was interviewing the next day, Ang, the kids and I hit the town. Angela took us to a really adorable Christmas display (at the nature center, maybe? I can't remember!) We really enjoyed this outing, followed by some fine Memphis bbq.
Lining the entire second level of the building was Christmas trees decorated in every theme imaginable. It was a contest among local businesses and such with winners in different categories. What a cute idea!
They also had several displays showing how Christmas is celebrated around the world - love, love this idea as well.
The next part of the experience included a large area dedicated to Christmas scenes with animals that moved and sang. As a bonus, they gave out little cards with a list of things to find while walking through the display for a fun "I spy" game!
The next part of the display included gingerbread houses made by various people. Again, this was a competition with different categories, and the display was nothing short of amazing.
The final exhibit included one of the best train displays that we've seen yet - William was way into it!
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So much fun! Come back!
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