Ring Christmas bells...da da da da....???

Who actually knows the rest of the words to that song? NOT ME!

(p.s. Long post...lots of pics...but stick around to the end...promise!)

Christmas week was CRAZY! It all started with the "office party" at church followed by The Hubs and 60 STUDENTS pulling an all-nighter (complete with alarms being set off and police getting involved.) The next day we packed up and headed up to "where the Blue Ridge yawns it's greatness" to see Auntie M graduate from Nursing school. We got to hang out with the Uncle Dub's parents that night...so much fun! The next day we all got up bright and early for her pinning ceremony, followed by the graduation ceremony. Then we got back in the car and went to graduation dinner back home. We got to spend the night with Nana and Gran that night. Friday morning we got up and got dressed to spend some time with Nanny Jean and her smoked pork chops. YUM! Then we went back to Nana's and Gran's for their Christmas party. Craziness in a small room. That night we spent with Pop and Marmee. The next morning we got up and had breakfast with The Hubs Dad's fam. Liam played in the mud. After that we packed back up and headed back to our house. That afternoon we headed up to our church for the Christmas Eve services, complete with snow (in 65 degree weather....CRAZY!) Pop, Marmee, Nana, and Gran spent the night with us. We, Bubba, woke up at 5:45...how does a one year old know to do that on Christmas??? We had round one of present opening....mostly playing with the shiny new pedal car Pop gave him.

latch puzzle for hours of fun!

New VeggieTales movie...put it in Dad!

Then we decided to take a break from the gifts and take a nap. Led by Pop.

Then it was time for more playing...and Uncle Dubs and Auntie M arrived...so MORE PRESENTS!

Here Marmee...you hold Joseph.

love my Auntie M

Uncle Dubs is funny!

Playing with Nana

Their first Christmas! AWWWW!

Reading Uncle Dub's favorite story book when he was a mini!

Gran loves her book! Someday we will too!

Gettin some cheese action on!

And then the playing with the toys...

playing with fire....

At least the fire truck was there to save us!

And the food...which we ate all day...

Oh...and Stella.

Where's my food?

We always like to ask each other what our favorite gift received and favorite gift given was.

My favorite gift received was my new Nook! And my favorite gift that we gave was SURPRISE NEWS to the grandparents....

Liam is going to have a little bro or sis soon! We're in the ADOPTION PROCESS AGAIN! Woohoo! Maybe next Christmas there will be another mini in the house!