The Saturday after Christmas, we headed down to Prattville to celebrate Christmas with my family. For lunch, it was my grandmother, her 2 sons & spouses, 5 grandchildren & their spouses & 6 great grandchildren (+ 2 more babies cooking in their mom's bellies). We all grew up together, living less than a mile from each other until we each went off to college. So we've always been a tight knit family and we always all celebrate the holidays together. It's so much fun to see the family grow. Growing up, it was my brother and sister, my 2 cousins & me. Now, we've all gotten married and everyone has kids or are having kids. Even though us grandkids as adults don't all live close together, we all still get together every holiday. Now the great grandchildren get to play together, just as us grandkids played together growing up.
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Eating lunch at the "kids" table,
just as Billy, Lindsey, April, Tiffany & I did growing up |
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| Watching movies |
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| Wrestling |
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Running through the house
(yes, the great grandkids are just
as bad as their parents were) |
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| Even baby Woody got into the action |
The great grandkids
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Maddox (9), Isabella (9), Marrell (5), Jake (5), Jackson (4) & Woody (19 mths)
+ 2 more babies coming 2014 -
Gaines (Feb) & Baby Boy Gates (June) |
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| Playing is a lot more fun than taking pictures |
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The kids opening their gifts from Maw-Maw
(their great grandmother) |
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| Marrell was excited |
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| She got makeup! |
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| Making over Maw-Maw |
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| Woody the toy hoarder |
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| These 2 are such a mess |
After lunch & gifts, my cousins headed home, and then it was just our immediate family. We hung out, caught up and the kids of course played & made a mess.
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Looks like a sweet picture with Gran hugging Jake & Marrell.
It's not.
They were really fighting & Gran was holding them captured |
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| Jake, Maddox & Marrell |
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| These 2 are such a mess! |
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| Flashback to their 1st Christmas together |
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Nana & Grand with their 4 grandchildren
(+ 1 more on the way!) |
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| Opening gifts from Nana & Gran and each other |
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One excited little boy...
He got a Batman utility belt |
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| Marrell loved her Frozen nightgown |
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Of course they had to put on their new pajamas immediately
(Jake gave Marrell hers & Woody gave Jake his) |
My brother lives in town, so his family headed home, but Lindsey & I and our families stayed at my parents. We all went to church in the morning and then had lunch together.
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| 2 handsome little men - Woody & Jake |
It was such a wonderful Christmas! And because I love a look back.....
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We haven't always been the most consistent in
taking a family picture |
The grandkids
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| Love these 4 |
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| Merry Christmas from the Hollon's! |
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