That's what we did around 11 AM... packed up and drove to Grandmom's (and D-Dad's) house. My brother, his wife, and their little girl were staying there, as well as my aunt. My sister and her family were going to come over after lunch.
My mom made a great brunch when we got there, so we ate, talked, caught up, watched some parade on TV. This was the first time my brother and his fam and my aunt got to see Taylor, so they were just eating her up.
Aunt Jen.
Uncle Bill.
Sydney playing with D-Dad's back massager.
My sister and her fam arrived, and the gift unwrapping began! By this point, I had realized my camera was about to die, so I didn't take too many pics.
The "elves" picking out presents.
Taylor was super-excited about opening presents!
Playing with Aunt Kendall.
Chillin' with Uncle Matthew.
Goodness, we are blessed... the granddaughters all received so many nice things. Clothes, toys, books, activities... they were all so excited and happy! Sydney and Taylor will officially be the best-dressed girls in the town of Loganville. They will also have lots of toys and books to occupy their time for a good while!
We decided to leave before dinner- we wanted to make it home before it got to be too dark. What a wonderful way to end Christmas... with snow! It was coming down pretty hard while we drove home, but thankfully we didn't come across any ice. Mom sent us home with a bunch of food for dinner (it was delicious, thanks, Mom!) and we have been admiring the snow from our windows. We have promised Sydney that we'll play in it tomorrow.
Sydney playing with her new "laptop"!
The snow in our front yard!
One highlight of the day... Sydney and I were in the shower tonight, and she started singing Happy Birthday to Jesus. :-) With all the fuss about Santa, we've tried to teach her the real reason for Christmas. Although she's still young, I was proud that she sang to Jesus! That's my girl!
Happy birthday, Jesus! And Merry Christmas!
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