Family Christmas

The timing of all our family Christmas gatherings worked out suprisingly well this year. After last year, Wes & I said we wanted to slow down and be able to enjoy time with family on Christmas day instead of running from house to house. Well, we didn't really plan for it, but that ended up happening this year.

The weekend before Christmas, Jack & Diane kept Meredith & Evan. They stopped by our house on the way back to Dothan so the cousins got to open presents together!

Christmas Eve we went down to Bebe and Papa John's house for dinner. Our family was there along with Susan & Rick and Grandmaw. We opened presents after dinner. Cooper helped pass out gifts. She was able to recognize the first letters of the names on the gifts and pass them out accordingly!

Papa John refinished this desk for Cooper. It stays in the kitchen so she can sit and color or draw while we are cooking or just hanging out in the kitchen.

Cooper and Gram! Great picture! A little gift that Grandmaw got Cooper seemed to be her favorite of the night. It was a small pink car that winds up and rollls across the floor. Who knew??!!

Throwing in a random of me & mom!

Cooper helping Papa John open his gift. She loved to help everyone open their gifts!

Cooper and Bebe. She changed into the pajamas that Bebe & Papa John got her. She and bitty baby have matching PJs.

It is somewhat of a Thomas family tradition to ice cookies, so after dinner we sat down at the kitchen table and iced the cookies that Cooper & I made earlier that day.

We came back to Birmingham after so that we could spend Christmas morning at home. Cooper was ready for Santa to come!