Merry Christmas!

Yes, it is now December 29th, but I did have a very Merry Christmas!

It would be impossible to recount all of the things we've done - but I'll try to hit the highlights.

On Thursday the 23rd, Britt arrived!



On Christmas Eve morning, she and I went to see the twins. They've grown so much and are just adorable. It seemed as if Mickaela recognized me once I sat on the floor and started talking to them.... she smiled - pointed at me - and babbled something. It was sweet; we enjoyed interacting with them for awhile.

Mickaela


Addison


From there, we headed out to Sabrina's so I could see baby Kale. He's such a happy little guy! Lots of giggles from him :)



I gave Britt one of her gifts early, a canvas print of she and Mallory (made from a photograph Sabrina took of them in May).


And then on to Christmas day . . .








I made (scrapbooked) a recipe book for Brittany - she loved it!


Jeremiah expresses shock . . . .


Having received tickets to 4 Cubs games next season!








Later that morning, the kids went to their dads and I went to mine :)
then they joined me out there in the afternoon.









On Sunday the 26th, Brittany and I got up early to go to Mississippi. As always, much fun to be had down there; game playing and taco preparation the first evening:









Monday the 27th brought about more fun and games. . . .









And Britt got this picture of me, that I love!
Great work with your new camera Britt :D



Kitchen duty is calling . . .




This is Willie Turner, the dad of Atlanta Falcons running back Michael Turner. He's been a great friend to my mom and Fran, and Michael got Jeremiah tickets to a Falcons / Rams game in November.


Da Bears :)


Yesterday, most of us went downtown (along the Mississippi river) and did a little shopping. There are lots of cute little shops / boutiques down there, with unusual items, fun southern foods and such. When we got back to the house, we played a couple of games of Scrabble, then fixed delicious homemade pizzas.





Spent the rest of our evening packing up, relaxing and visiting.

Britt and I dropped Randy off at the airport in Jackson on our way by there this morning. We also swung by my cousin Linda and Billy's, just south of Memphis for a quick visit. We got home about 6 this evening.