Christmas 2008

Christmas Eve with the Bartholomews

This is our annual grandparent & grandchildren picture.

Wow! Christmas was as always a whirlwind, and now it's over. We are thankful for the great times we had celebrating with family and friends. On Christmas Eve we spent time with my dad's side of the family at my aunt & uncle's house. After that we went back to my dad & Sandy's to exchange our gifts with each other. It was really nice this year being able to stay home and wake up in our own house on Christmas morning (last year we were with Brad's family in Brevard)! Christmas morning we headed to Dunn, NC for the day. First we stopped by Brad's aunt & uncle's house for a quick visit and then we headed a few miles down the road to spend the day with my mom's side of the family. We had a nice, relaxing day enjoying each other's company, eating, napping and watching some NBA.

Christmas with the Emorys

Then, Friday afternoon, Brad's mom, dad & sister arrived for the weekend. We exchanged gifts that afternoon and after dinner we went to see Marley & Me. Unfortunately, it was sold out so instead we saw Yes Man with Jim Carey. Saturday we spent the afternoon walking around and shopping in downtown Apex and headed to Amedeo's for dinner. Sunday we headed to church, ate lunch and then they all packed up and got on the road. Now it's time to pack up the decorations, put the gifts away and put the house back together. Luckily, Brad is off tomorrow so we can do these things together along with watching some football, of course. I am thankful for another great holiday and look forward to celebrating next year with our little girl!