Christmas with the Tallmans 2022

On Christmas Day we were up and at 'em and out of the house by a bit after 8 to head to Missouri.  The bags were all packed the day before so it was just a matter of getting ready, loading, and getting out the door.  We did it with minor fussing.

We started our day at church in our hometown.  It was nice to see the faces of a few of our old congregation and to worship with our families.

After church we headed to Papa and Grandma Tallman's.  I just simply didn't take enough photos in the busy-ness of the day, but we had a beautiful day with our crazy bunch.

While we were waiting I let Artie open a present from us thinking he'd play with it.  He did, but it also wetted his appetite to want to open the other gifts.  Oops.  LOL. 

uh oh - peep Arthur spotting Grandma hugging someone else......

We ate and did stockings - both of which are a lot of fun.  

We had a big variety of slider sandwiches, charcuterie, fresh fruit, queso, tea ring, and other yummies.  The kids were very excited for Grandma and Papa's stockings.  Natalee was excited for the food!

Our gift time was as organized as it can be with 17 of us....which actually isn't very organized at all, but beautiful in it's own way.

I barely took photos of the present opening - certainly not the fun group gifts of jazzminton and a set of walkie talkies - and my big kids and Mike sat far enough away from me that they got to show me what they got later.  LOL.  Such is life with a big beautiful family.

Zayden painted Theo a Christmas picture.

Ameliya painted these canvas Santas for both sets of grandparents and I love them so much.

After gift opening it was time to play games, play with new toys, eat more (and more!), and visit with one another.  The day flew, especially since we didn't start until after church!

Quite a Twisty Pet collection!  She was so excited to get a cat pet in her gifts on Monday.

Nannie scored Evalynn some "bird cereal" (Aldi fruit rounds) and could have wrapped them up as a gift!

Evalynn and Honey got matching PJs!  A direct quote from Ev, "Evie and Honey are going to match.  This is so exciting!"

Our day went too fast, honestly.  It was a lovely day but it just seemed to fly by.  I'm so thankful we got to gather everyone and spend time together!