We spent Sunday night at Papa and Grandma Tallmans so our commute to Papa and Grammy Beelers on Monday morning was short but snowy! A couple of fresh inches fell Sunday night and Monday morning but the transit handled fine and we made the trip into town without incident.
We started our day with a yummy brunch. Our bellies got plenty full with biscuits and gravy, bacon, and eggs. After we cleaned up breakfast it was present time.
Satin pillowcases for all the girls - which was funny because we got Grammy Sara a silk pillowcase! Our hair will look amazing, right, and less wrinkles on our faces I'm told!?
pop beads were a hit with Evie....she glammed us all up
Natalee got an automatic hair curler and AJ was so excited to have her hair curled.
We got AJ and Isa a bluetooth microphone and disco ball and both were a hit!
Games, lunch prep, snacks!
We taught the big kids, Kea, and Miguel to play swoosh, a card game that some friends taught us.
We had a midday meal of taco ring, salad, and all the fixings and filled our already full bellies again!
The curler finished charging and I did the rest of AJ's hair. We had a good talk about her family's upcoming move and how she was feeling about it. It was good to sit down and just have a big girl talk with her. She's growing up quickly.
Isa told me, "I'm so glad you came to Christmas!"
I had a few tears hugging our nieces, Kea & Miguel before we left. They are moving to Kansas in the next couple weeks and it's harder to say good-bye when you know it might be a little longer before we see them again.
Evalynn sang us to the city limits, a made up song about Daddy being old to the tune of Hark, the Herald Angels Sing (very on tune and pitch) and then promptly fell fast asleep.
What a great day we had with our family. It was lovely to catch up, watch the kids play, and connect with each other. I'm so grateful we were able to gather and thankful for Grammy and Papa's hospitality.
