Christmas, Christmas, Christmas & Christmas

Yes, you heard that right.

Four Christmases.

That is what happens to a family with in-laws and family that lives out of town.

It's impossible for everyone to be together at the same time as wonderful as that sounds.

It just doesn't happen.

So, 4 Christmases it is...

1st up...Christmas with Grandma.

2nd up...Christmas at home.

Jazzy (our Elf on the Shelf) came to visit us in the month of December. There were some high and some low times to his visit. Children can get really sad when they begin to think there is a possibility of Santa NOT coming for a visit... 

But as you can see from the look on these 2 adorable faces...there were SMILES-ALL-AROUND!

One of our favorite traditions...Daddy reading the REAL CHRISTMAS STORY from the Bible.

3rd up...Christmas in Jeff City.

 PaPa Snodgrass, Great-Grandmother Snodgrass, Daddy & Uncle Pat

A weekend full of lots of fun and laughter including our newer Christmas tradition of watching "Christmas Vacation". Brylee with Adeline & Graham above and Lexi with Addy below. Missing NaNa from our pics - how is that possible??? 

 

It wouldn't be the same without a visit to Great-Grandma Leivian's home. Adeline LOVES doing puzzles with her on the iPad.

PaPa & all his grand-kids.

Just us... 

 4th up...Christmas in Nashville.

These 2 girls just LOVE each other...& we just LOVE seeing them together...Ads & Em.

Lauren/Granny  -  Lauran & Tom  -  Ellison

Granny played "Santa" and the kids were in Heaven. ;)

These 2...love the way they are getting along these days too...Addy & Blake. :)

 A night out to celebrate Brian's 50th birthday! SO FUN! 

Me & my favorite man in this world...

I love all of our Christmases for different reasons. All of them are special to us. We love our time with family and love our children building loving relationships with others. It's beautiful. But mostly, we're thankful for Jesus who saved us. For without his birth, there would have been no resurrection, no hope for what is to come. We can rejoice knowing there is more, so much more to life than what is right in front of us. So much more to come...