Ah, home for the holidays! We arrived the day before Christmas eve, just in time to see the last of the beautiful snowfall. Quite a picturesque welcome! Usually, Aaron's family celebrates Christmas on Christmas Eve, opening gifts and such, while mine does all this on Christmas day... meaning we never have to miss out on a family celebration. This year, however, things didn't go exactly as planned, as a nasty 24-hour stomach bug started to sweep through the Kiser family on the 23rd. We were able to meet up with the healthy extended family for the Christmas Eve service and to enjoy the annual Christmas Eve feast at cousin Amy & Phil's house. Will enjoyed some quality time with Great Grandma & Grandpa Kiser...
And playtime with his cousins! Aaron's sister, Dana and husband Stan were able to fly in this year from Kansas City with their sweet little girl, Tali. Will is just a month younger than Tali, and they're super cute together. Here are the little prisoners in the pack-n-play as cousin Ainsley plays doctor.
We finished out the evening at my parents house. Kate thought it'd be fun if we started a new tradition of wearing matching Christmas PJ's. I must admit, they were quite cozy! Here we are bright-eyed and bushy-tailed on Christmas morning.
While Will didn't exactly understand what was going on, he really enjoyed the paper and the bows. Here he is opening up his own pair of pajamas on Christmas eve. And then on Christmas morning...
Santa brought him a red wagon (with the help of a few elves). Too bad, he didn't leave his sleigh to help Mommy and Daddy transport it back to Mississippi. But good thing the Jeep has a spacious trunk!
After a morning of gift opening, we headed over to Nana & Papa's for the Nethery celebration. Nana made her classic Christmas brunch complete with sausage and egg casserole, the best grits you've ever tasted, baked cinnamon apples, and toasty little rolls. Such good Southern cookin'! The highlight of this year's gift exchange was Papa's Tarheel snuggie....
It was great to spend some time with my cousins, especially Matt, who I hadn't seen in a year...way too long! Nana prepared another yummy feast for dinner. Then we played some charades before heading to a late screening of Avatar (which I enjoyed way more than I thought I would). Thanks to Mimi and GrandBrad for staying behind to watch the little guy.
"Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come and has redeemed his people." Luke 1:68
Ah, home for the holidays! We arrived the day before Christmas eve, just in time to see the last of the beautiful snowfall. Quite a picturesque welcome! Usually, Aaron's family celebrates Christmas on Christmas Eve, opening gifts and such, while mine does all this on Christmas day... meaning we never have to miss out on a family celebration. This year, however, things didn't go exactly as planned, as a nasty 24-hour stomach bug started to sweep through the Kiser family on the 23rd. We were able to meet up with the healthy extended family for the Christmas Eve service and to enjoy the annual Christmas Eve feast at cousin Amy & Phil's house. Will enjoyed some quality time with Great Grandma & Grandpa Kiser...
And playtime with his cousins! Aaron's sister, Dana and husband Stan were able to fly in this year from Kansas City with their sweet little girl, Tali. Will is just a month younger than Tali, and they're super cute together. Here are the little prisoners in the pack-n-play as cousin Ainsley plays doctor.
We finished out the evening at my parents house. Kate thought it'd be fun if we started a new tradition of wearing matching Christmas PJ's. I must admit, they were quite cozy! Here we are bright-eyed and bushy-tailed on Christmas morning.
While Will didn't exactly understand what was going on, he really enjoyed the paper and the bows. Here he is opening up his own pair of pajamas on Christmas eve. And then on Christmas morning...
Santa brought him a red wagon (with the help of a few elves). Too bad, he didn't leave his sleigh to help Mommy and Daddy transport it back to Mississippi. But good thing the Jeep has a spacious trunk!
After a morning of gift opening, we headed over to Nana & Papa's for the Nethery celebration. Nana made her classic Christmas brunch complete with sausage and egg casserole, the best grits you've ever tasted, baked cinnamon apples, and toasty little rolls. Such good Southern cookin'! The highlight of this year's gift exchange was Papa's Tarheel snuggie....
It was great to spend some time with my cousins, especially Matt, who I hadn't seen in a year...way too long! Nana prepared another yummy feast for dinner. Then we played some charades before heading to a late screening of Avatar (which I enjoyed way more than I thought I would). Thanks to Mimi and GrandBrad for staying behind to watch the little guy.
"Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come and has redeemed his people." Luke 1:68
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Ellie got that same wagon. Looks like fun!
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