Let the Christmases Begin!!

On Tuesday the 16th Maddie had her Christmas program and party at her Pre-school. On Thursday she had her Christmas party for her dance class. Thursday night we left Baton Rouge for our Christmases around the world. We drove to Birmingham Thursday night after the dance class party, arriving about 1:00 am. We slept for a few hours and then got up and began our trip to South Carolina on Friday morning. We stopped to see our Sunday School teachers from our church in Alabama (Kerry and Terri Rainey). We had a great visit with them and Terri fed us a gourmet lunch. Sorry we didn't take any pictures. We then went to my brother Kevin's new house and spent the night with him and his family. Maddie had a great time playing with her cousins and her aunt and uncle. On Saturday we drove to my parent's house in North Carolina for the Reason Christmas party. The kids had a great time opening presents and playing together. Check out the great picture of my dad opening his Brylcreem. He put it on his list and ended up getting 4 tubes!! I bet it won't be on his list next year. My mom was so excited to have everyone together for Christmas. We had 17 people spend the night Saturday night and on Sunday morning we took up 3 pews at church. We stayed in North Carolina until Wednesday morning and then drove to Birmingham to spend some time with Mike's parents. Look for more updates from Birmingham after Christmas. We still haven't had Christmas at home yet so Maddie is enjoying her extended holiday.