Christmas Part 4...The Finale!

For the weekend of New Year's we packed back up and headed south to see Poppa and JJ in San Antonio. We left after Ryan got off work on Thursday and arrived around midnight that night (or morning, I guess). Braidy and Quin did GREAT in the car, not a cry one. Quin is such a good traveler....especially compared to his brother. Braidy did NOT like the car and would scream a good portion of it until he was about 1 1/2 or 2! Not fun. He didn't even cry or make a peep when we discovered in Sweetwater he had a slight blowout and had poo all the way down to his toes. ICK! Costume change! But really, what a sweet and good baby!

Since we drove Thursday, we had ALL day Friday to play! There's lots to do at Poppa's house...a little boy's dream! Braidy helped Poppa feed the deer, "check on the pool", throw rocks, and explore. He cleaned out the garden of rocks. Every last rock was taken out of the garden, and he had a blast doing it. That afternoon Jess, Chris, Crockett and Aunt Susan all joined us! Crockett and Braidy had a blast together and were busy bodies the whole weekend. For New Year's Eve, being the crazy cats that we are, we ate a wonderful dinner as always (seems like all we do while we're at dad's is EAT!) and then made some yummy belini type drinks, and yes, Ryan and I were in bed BY 10:45pm. Happy New Year!!!!





New Year's Day we woke up and had our final CHRISTMAS! The boys were so excited once again...they must have been REALLY good last year! HA! They loved their new rockers and a musical Mickey Mouse book most of all! After a lazy morning full of more presents we played outside some, watched lots of football, and Jess and I did a little shopping! Ann Taylor Loft was having 1/2 off of your total purchase, so we HAD to go! We did a little damage, fun times!






That night Poppa popped some fireworks for us. Crockett was not a fan, and Braidy didn't want anymore after the first one, but he did like them after they'd get going. He'd just jump in my arms each time there was a "POP". Poor Quin got left in the house while the rest of us were outside. Sorry Quin, we didn't forget about you, just didn't want you to get sick! It was pretty chilly outside! After the fireworks we roasted marshmallows in the fire pit. They were YUMMY! Braidy got sticky marshmallows EVERYWHERE (surprise surprise) so we called it a night and headed to the bathtub!


Sunday morning we had to pack up and head home. What a fun weekend we had with our family. I loved watching Braidy and Crockett play and explore together. They love each other and have so much fun. We always have so much fun at Poppa's...usually very relaxing with fabulous food, gorgeous views, and great company. Our Christmas is officially over. Everyone was SO good to us, we have so much to be thankful for!