Christmas with the Meads

 Christmas morning is spent with the Meads family.  We finish our festivities and head up there.  It is tradition for my parents to make us breakfast and we have the same thing every year.  This year Jeron and I toyed with switching to the evening so we could play games and do more.  I got a text from Michael saying he was fine with that if we still had breakfast.  It has been our tradition all my life to eat together and I knew we had to be there in the morning.  I am glad that is what we did.  I love that we have the same exact breakfast that I had when I was a kid. Eggs, bacon, blueberry muffins, orange rolls(addition in the last couple of years) and orange juice.  We all love it.  It just reminds us all of Christmas.  

I am glad to say that I got a pic of JJ since I missed him this morning.  He has his ear buds in and is wearing his new hoodie.

 WOW!  Picture overload of Emry's first Christmas.  Geesh!  I only got two.  Fifth child always gets the bum end of things.  

 We sure love our cousins.  It was awesome having Lucy and Ben here this year  We love the Vogel family so much and miss them when they aren't here.

 Sweet Cousins

 Silly Ben

This year papa made the three little girls their craddles.  They turned out so amazing.  Emma got hers years ago (the white one), and now he had made Ellie (red), Elsie (pink), and Lucy (blue) theirs.  I love they way they turned out.  These girls are pretty darn lucky.  Mama made the darling bedding in them. They are so pretty.  I think maybe I want one for me.

 They newlyweds first Christmas married.

 Me and my daddy.

 Mama and Emma getting their snuggle on.

David and Kassey. and their puppies.   Love them. 

We were all spoiled like always.   My parents always give us too much.  It is very nice of them.  JJ got a gift card to Amazon(perfect for him) and Emma got a scooter which she needed so badly.  Emry got a quite book.  It is really cute.   It was a fun day and I always hate when it is over.  This year more than most though.  I knew when we left we wouldn't see the Vogels again since they were heading home tomorrow.  I HATE that part.  HATE it.  It makes it so hard to even leave.  I just wish we could be together easier.