Christmas with Jennifer's family

Christmas began after having our Thanksgiving meal at MiMi's house. She likes for us to take pictures for her Christmas card at this time and the past couple of years have proven to be interesting with adding children into the mix. The past two years she has even thought up a fun picture for the kids to participate in. Last years fun picture involved a lot of marshmallows being thrown up in the air to look like snow falling and this year's picture was confetti paper falling like snow. The kids loved it both years and I can't even imagine what MiMi will think up next year.

Brinley in her Christmas outfit dancing around.

Brinley and her cousin Elam. 

The three kids all sort of looking at the camera. If we could only get them all to smile too!

Here is the whole crew - The Prock's, Heflin's, Frye's, and Rock's.

This was little Elam's first Christmas! I am not sure what he thought about all this craziness of taking pictures.

Our little family. The kids are growing up too quick!

Another picture we took was of all of us drinking our peppermint hot chocolate. The kids didn't even want to look up at the camera because they were drinking their's.

Confetti snow! Brinley and Landon loved it and I think Elam just wanted to eat it.

Our little elf Landon.

Jennifer and the kids traveled back home to celebrate with her grandparents in McLean County. The kids got a tour from Great Granddaddy Clayton of his cabin that he has in his backyard.

Great Granddaddy and the kids.

Brinley with her huge Frozen themed art supplies.

Landon opening a gift from Aunt Lisa.

These are my absolute favorite people in this world. I am sad that I had to work and couldn't be there to enjoy the day with them, but unfortunately being a grown up means that you have to work to pay the bills.

A few weeks later we got together again to celebrate Christmas at MiMi's. They chose to have a breakfast and then a gift exchange on Sunday morning after I got off from work.

Amanda and Jessi with Elam. He was sick with RSV so he didn't look like he was in that great of a mood. He apparently didn't sleep well the night before.

Brinley opening one of her gifts. She was pretty good at unwrapping them this year. 

Landon also got better at the unwrapping this year, but he is much slower than his sister and he also wants to make sure and get every single piece of paper off  the gift.

Brinley got some Minion Play-Doh.

Landon got lots of boy themed toys like this military truck and helicopter. He also got some dinosaurs that were a big hit with both kids.

The toy that both kids really liked was the play mat that you drive your cars on.

The biggest hit of Landon's Christmas was the Star Wars gun and light sabers that Aunt Amanda and Jessi got him. The kid didn't even want to put it down during his nap.

It was fun to celebrate with all of Jennifer's family and the kids always enjoy seeing their aunts and uncle. The kids got way too many toys, but we have enjoyed playing with all of them around the house. I hope all of you had a Merry Christmas! Thanks for reading and God bless!