It started at 2 am on Christmas Eve with Clay going to the church to help cook 2k chickens to Feed the Needy. It is really important to me to instill a servant heart in both the boys so the boys and I joined him up there at 9 am to dish all the food up. It was bitterly cold (for South GA) so Wyatt looked like a mummy and Clay kept him inside mostly. Gavin poor guy was really trying to help but was by far the youngest out there and they really didn't have much he could do especially since there were more volunteers than there were jobs. So after he put a few snack cakes into the boxes he gave up and Clay took them home. Not quite the learning experience I had in mind but if we make it a tradition I know it will plant the seed of serving others until he actually is tall enough to do it. Maybe next year I will remember to bring him a step stool.
So after I get home from slinging chicken, we pack up the car to the point where we couldn't have fit anything else sized any larger than a pencil in, and head to T-ville. Every year we spend Christmas Eve and Christmas morning with my family and then head back for a round #2 with Clay's family. Once we got to Thomasville, Gavin and I made birthday cupcakes for Jesus and lit our final Advent candle. I'm super glad we started that tradition this year, it has really helped to keep all of us focused on the true meaning of Christmas.
Side note, I have been obsessed with finding matching pajamas for Gavin and Wyatt ever since I found out I was having boy #2. Clay is NOT a fan but I have gotten 2 pair so far, one of them being the Christmas jammies seen below. I may have changed Clay's mind with the cuteness overload.
Last year Gavin wasn't really into Santa, not sure if he just wasn't old enough or what but this year was a COMPLETELY different story. It was absolutely adorable watching him look for the stocking that Santa had filled up and then his reaction. Such a sweet, sweet little boy. Wyatt enjoyed sitting on Meme's belly/lap and chewing on all of the things that Santa put in his stocking. Needless to say Meme was over the moon since she barely gets a half a second of attention from Gavin cause he is 1000% Papa's. I didn't get a picture of it but Wyatt would just stare and smile so big at her, it was super sweet.
Santa may not have gone overboard but Mama and Daddy sure did! I guess since we didn't buy him anything big, we didn't realize how many smaller things we had gotten him until we put them all in the car. Good grief this kid has a lot of toys now.
You can't really tell but my parent's Christmas tree is about 2ft too tall and since they waited until we got there on Christmas Eve to even bring it in the house we decided it wasn't really worth the trouble to trim it. It was super funny to look at but the picture really doesn't do it justice.
Not sure if you noticed the difference in quality between the pictures above and those below but I GOT A NEW CAMERA for Christmas!! :-)
Another brother with cute jammies shot. Poor Wyatt.....
Wyatt thoroughly enjoyed the wrapping paper and shredding it to bits.
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| Gavin's new scooter from Papa and Meme |
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We packed it up after lunch and finally got on the road by 3:30 :-) Good thing we only had a little over an hour to drive
Cousin Kaleigh taking good care of Wyatt. Her and her sister love some Gavin and Wyatt.
Gavin's mad because he wants to sit at the adult table :-) I thought it was a precious picture though.
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| Wyatt and Uncle Joey |
Gavin got this super cool remote control car from Papa Browning and Mrs. Peggy, he and Clay have played with it a bunch. Poor Doug (our dog) had not been excited, Gavin chases him with it. I try not to laugh but it is pretty funny especially since Doug weighs over 100lbs.
So after dinner, presents, fire works over the lake, and looking at super cute pictures of Clay as a little boy, we finally made it home around 9 and promptly fell asleep! This was the best Christmas I can remember, we truly enjoyed Jesus' birthday and all of the blessings He has bestowed on us!
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