Atlanta Christmas

WARNING! Here comes the picture montage~

We headed over to Atlanta for a few days to celebrate Christmas with my family. We all had a great time...packed lots in and are whipped~ We got to see lots of people...but there is never enough time to see everyone we want...we hate that we missed out on seeing everyone!

Bebe and Hadley in antlers

Dinner at a Japanese Steakhouse...very fun...no cooking...love it!

Reese extremely proficient in the art of eating with chopsticks!

Huge fire...if only I had gotten a picture of 1 second after this when Reese burst into tears...it was too loud...too hot...and too scary!

Bebe and Reese baked Christmas cookies together...she was so proud of the results!

"Christmas dinner" with Bebe...Hadley was there she just did not make the picture

Here is that cutie pie! Trying to take all of Bebe's ornaments off the tree...she literally walks up to the tree saying "no mam" and then just takes the ornaments off with a smile!

Bebe had Reese work for her gifts in a scavenger type hunt...here she had to go to the fireplace and sing "Hark the Herald" to find the next clue. She did wonderful and showed off her pipes!One stash found...under the ottoman! I think Bebe's neighbors heard Reese's scream when she opened up her Ariel doll...she is in love with Disney Princess stuff! Bebe made Christmas so special for the girls...Hadley can not get enough of her Bebe and called for her day and night!

Pop and the girls...sidenote...Reese heard my mom ask my dad something and she said Charles...to which Reese began talking to Pop but calling him Charles...she thought she was pretty smart! The girls loved their gifts from Pop...Hadley's singing baby and Reese's princess dolls were a hit!

We got to visit with Myrl for a bit and read "The Night Before Christmas" book that was the book that my mom and all of her siblings read from...a very fragile book. It is truly a privilege to spend time with my grandmother...she is truly the picture of grace and beauty.

Reese found Myrl's piano and attempted to lead Hadley in some carols!

Everyone joining in

We headed back to Birmingham this afternoon to do Christmas Eve here. This will be our first official Christmas at our house. We continued the Woodlief tradition of doing full out fondue (cheese, chicken, shrimp and then of course chocolate!) We all loved every bite!

We wish everyone a Merry Christmas...our little cuties are tucked in anxiously awaiting Santa's arrival...I assured Reese that the dogs would not scare him away.

Next we are off to St. Louis for a possible white Christmas!