Christmas in Ohio

 We spent the weekend before Christmas in Ohio. Checking out Bluffton where will we be moving in 3 short weeks, and having our annual family Christmas at Aunt Krista's house.

 

The littlest cousins.

 

Who would barely sit still for a picture. 

 

Tess helped get dinner ready

 

They all played a little

 

And then it was present time

 

It was way too exciting for some.

 

The Lumberjack, er, Bobby is his new hand knit hat.

 

Big Trav opening his almost sold out tickets to see Jerry Seinfeld

 And the little girls checking out the music video for Frozen

 

Followed by singing

 And dancing, of course.

 

Ready to be closer to home so these visits won't be such a trek. 

The Stockings Were Hung

 

My lovely new mantel

 

When we bought the house, we were mantel-less

 

But thanks to my husband's mad carpentry skills

 

And the removal of the gas logs

We now have a wood burning fireplace

 

With a mantel that looked like this in October

 

But is now dressed up for Christmas

A Trip to Ohio

 

So a few days after Christmas we headed to Ohio

to visit family and friends, celebrate the New year, and 

have a mini post Christmas Christmas party.

 

While the adults sat around stuffing themselves, the little people got busy playing with their new toys

  

Or their pants.....

Christmas recap

 

Christmas came and went in our Tennessee home.

Just some of the highlights

 

 

And the aftermath

 

We headed up to Ohio a few days later which may have been our only glimpse of snow this winter. 

Those pics to follow.