Christmas in Missouri

Here it comes...tons of pictures from our Christmas travels to Missouri...a lot of time in the car...but worth every moment spent with family we miss and love.  

Probably one of the best Christmas presents was the fact that it SNOWED!  While most of our family in Missouri are used to lots of snow...this family was sooo excited...Birmingham does not get much snow!

Daddy and Reese taking the first few steps in the winter wonderland

 Uncle Chris and Brynlee joined in...but after a face plant in the snow Bryn was done!

 This Christmas trip was exciting for many reasons...one of them being able to get our hands on the newest addition...little Nolan (or BabyNooooolan as Bryn calls him)

 Another big treat was the girls getting to see their cousins from Washington...here is little Ava (2 1/2) with Bryn.

 Uncle Chris always ups the excitement level...Reese over the shoulder and about to get Skyler

 Aunt Joyce always has the perfect Christmas house...every room filled with warmth and Christmas decorations...she did leave one of the trees in the basement empty for the girls to decorate...oh what fun!

 As usual, the Beckner girls kept a front row seat as Aunt Joyce whipped up one delicious meal after another.  

 Love for Cousin Nolan..he is so cute...and tolerated a lot this

Rub-a-dub-dub, five cute girls in Aunt Joyce's tub!

Jason and his sisters (Andrea and Tara)...I am so grateful for my sisters-in-law!  I think they helped to make Jason the loving husband and father he is today! 

(and yes we are praying the beard goes away soon)

The little cousins all together

Aunt Joyce, Nolan and Brynlee (learning to share a lap)

We headed over the Aunt Sharon's house for more fun...and snowballs!

 The Littles all together (cousins and second cousins) with Grandma Shirla

 Aunt Sharon and the girls...she has setup a great playroom and I think they tore it up!

 Snow, snow, snow

 Lost little raccoon in the snow

Reese and Hadley's mission: get snow down Daddy's shirt

Back at Aunt Joyce's, she had a photographer come to take pictures of everyone...such a great idea!  

Grandpa and Barb with all of their children and grandchildren

 The whole clan
(I kept it to myself...because I did not want them to figure it out...but isn't it wonderful how everyone is wearing Georgia bulldog colors...I knew I would rub off)

 These little cuties again...our ploy to get Brynlee to stay in the picture was to tell her to kiss Nolan...and she did...and again, and again...he is in trouble!

We loaded up the car and headed back south to make it to the Beckner House in time for Christmas at our house!  Thank you family for a wonderful Christmas...I am sure things are quiet there now!  :)  Thank you for loving on us...the girls will be back to the reality of just mom and dad to play with now...they will miss all the love from Aunts, Uncles, Grandparents, second cousins and cousins!