
Kate is already talking about NEXT Christmas and what she would like from Santa and when our elf, Melvin, will come back. This day was a magical one for our family. Kate was bursting with excitement, not only for herself but for her Sis and her parents too. If you get a chance to watch the video, I purposely kept the music down so you could hear Kate exclaiming about ALL of Eve’s gifts. She was also so quick to make sure Bruce and I had enough gifts, even wanting Bruce to open his first before she even “opened” her Barbie car (she had picked out for him, all by herself, an outdoor thermometer…he LOVED it). The morning of Christmas, we just soaked it all in, playing with gifts, eating Daddy’s yummy breakfast, testing out the Barbie car and then heading merrily to Spartanburg to see Papa, Bebop and rest of the crew. We missed my mom who had ventured out to Florida to be with my little brother, but were able to spend time with her before and after Christmas.
I know there are a lot pics, but here’s how our Christmas went down…
A few Christmas Eve moments…
Before church:



{reading twas the night before christmas…an annual tradition}

{cookies for santa…kate wrote him a letter and i just love how she wrote “love” on the cover}

{kids were nestled all snug in their beds while we enjoyed bruce’s seafood stew…yum!}
Christmas morning!


{could be my most fave of the day…bursting with excitement}

{a car for each!}


{i know i already put this one on the blog a while back but i just love their excitement…it’s like they’re teenagers}
Test drive time!


{eve’s new baby on the back…my favorite quote from the movie is “evie this is good for you!” kate exclaiming to eve about getting her own bitty baby}

{kate’s famous tongue out pose when she’s coyly proud of something}


Off to Spartanburg…

{the first “kids table”}

{watching “chugginton” while the grownups finish lunch}


{eve and her “baby betsy”…love eve’s expression in 2}
Tia Tia snapped these two for me just so I would be in some…


{snuggles with m.e.}
the 2nd BIG GIFT of the day…

{a “#10″ clemson jersey…taj boyd’s! (the quarterback). kate LOVES “#10″ and this present was HUGE! thanks g!}



{snuggles with g, another classic eve face}

{betsy and bebop}

{bebop, g and the girls…love eve’s outfit…kate’s pj’s, sparkly toms and thumb in the mouth}
Here’s a fairly quick movie of our day. Like I mentioned before I kept the sound low for the first part because what all Kate and Eve are saying are quite entertaining (for me at least). FYI the first song is a Justin Bieber Christmas song ;)…
One of the reasons that I love blogging, one that I forget about until it happens, is because it allows me to sit down for, sometimes hours, and relive such memorable moments..not just flipping through pictures and video clips, but really sitting down and reflecting on such a special day like this one.
Thanks for reading :)