We had the best weekend with my family! It was so wonderful to all be together to kick off the Christmas season! We had a great time...
We took advantage of all the grandkids being together by working on some fun Christmas presents...can't share because you never know who reads this blog!
It looks like we are performing surgery...but it is actually the cutest present for Pal!
Then, we worked on Gingerbread houses together. Julian is all ready to build the house with his cute hard hat on! He and Uncle Jay work on the base of the house!
Then, the girls left the husbands and kids and headed into Birmingham for our night on the town! We went to see the Rockets in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. My aunt Martha, cousin Peyton, mom's friend Edna, and my mom enjoyed this show more than we can even try to explain! 
Mom and I gave each other these tickets for Christmas! It was wonderful to spend such a wonderful night together...it was truly magical!
Here the Rockets start the show off with an amazing number! The backdrop was the most awesome LCD screen. We couldn't tell what was real and what was the background because it was so realistic. I can only explain this show as complete eye candy!
Yes, these are ICE SKATERS! They had this tiny ice skating rink that these two did amazing tricks...it was supposed to be the ice rink at Rockefeller Center...since this was the New York number.
Yes...this is a tour bus on stage! The background took us on a tour of New York at Christmas...you couldn't tell it was a screen...it was so real!
Santa and his friends fly over the audience riding a snow storm to the North Pole...spraying the audience with snow! They flew up and down over the audience on their way...truly awesome!
OK, this was the climax of the entire night! They did the entire Christmas story...from the journey of Mary and Joseph, to the shepherds and angels, following the magi's journey (complete with camels, banners, horses, sheep,and donkeys!) to the finale here where they all bringing their gifts and sing Joy to the World to Christ! We could not believe that they read this story straight from the book of Luke! It brought tears to my eyes that this many people would hear the Word of God! What a spectacular ending to a magical night...Praise God...His Word never returns void!
Saturday morning we headed out to Old Baker Farm to cut down the perfect tree for my parents. Here the kiddos enjoy the hayride out to the far lot to find our tree! Aren't they cuties? Julian never took off the hard hat all weekend. Isn't Anli precious in her cowgirl hat?
Family is just the BEST!
I love my sisters! Leslie wore my mom's old Christmas sweatshirt for a tribute to my mom! It was hysterical when she got out of the car! I so remember mom wearing this every Christmas...I want it for myself! Holly is in the middle and came all the way from Nashville so we could all be together for the annual tree cutting. It was wonderful to all be together.
We found the most beautiful...FAT...tree! There was a tie on which tree to choose so Anli got to break the tie and she wanted the fat tree. It was gorgeous and all the kids got to help saw it down. I love that we cut down our own tree every year...since Jay insists that we have a fake one every year:) Jay did most of the work and got it down in a snap!
The grandkids do a great job hauling the tree to the road so that the hayride will come and get us! We didn't have to haul it ourselves thankfully...that was one big tree!
My sweet girls stop for a photo...they are so precious!
While the helpers shook our tree and wrapped it up...the kids enjoyed the farm animals. They love them.
These were the cutest little goats in this pen. We had lots of fun petting them!
Saturday morning we headed out to Old Baker Farm to cut down the perfect tree for my parents. Here the kiddos enjoy the hayride out to the far lot to find our tree! Aren't they cuties? Julian never took off the hard hat all weekend. Isn't Anli precious in her cowgirl hat?Family is just the BEST!I love my sisters! Leslie wore my mom's old Christmas sweatshirt for a tribute to my mom! It was hysterical when she got out of the car! I so remember mom wearing this every Christmas...I want it for myself! Holly is in the middle and came all the way from Nashville so we could all be together for the annual tree cutting. It was wonderful to all be together.We found the most beautiful...FAT...tree! There was a tie on which tree to choose so Anli got to break the tie and she wanted the fat tree. It was gorgeous and all the kids got to help saw it down. I love that we cut down our own tree every year...since Jay insists that we have a fake one every year:) Jay did most of the work and got it down in a snap!The grandkids do a great job hauling the tree to the road so that the hayride will come and get us! We didn't have to haul it ourselves thankfully...that was one big tree!My sweet girls stop for a photo...they are so precious!While the helpers shook our tree and wrapped it up...the kids enjoyed the farm animals. They love them.These were the cutest little goats in this pen. We had lots of fun petting them! Here's the finished product! Isn't that the most beautiful tree...and family! My family is so wonderful and it was such a precious weekend to be back decorating the tree, listening to Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers belting out Christmas carols, setting up Nutcrackers that my mom collects, and eating the best food in the world. Christmas memories are precious to me and so is my family. Thanks for a great weekend!
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