Mississippi Christmas

Saturday we did our Mississippi Christmas with Austin's family. We woke up early Saturday so we could make the drive there. It was a gross day and rained on us about the entire way there. We arrived around 10:30. The kids played for a bit with their cousins then we opened presents. Its nice now that the kids are getting older although sad at the same time. But atleast now I feel like I can relax and visit and not chase a toddler around. The kids are growing up so fast...now 3, 6, 8, and 10!! Colby and Maggie still play really well together I guess b/c they are the closest in age. Shelbi is more like a mini teen now but she does do well with Lindsay and I think Lindsay enjoys the attention of an older girl. We all opened presents and got some more great things! The kids loved their new toys!
We ate lunch shortly after which was delish. The kids all ate outside with paw-paw. It was again nice to be able to visit more. Lindsay is finally old enough we really didn't have to stress about her naptime. She was very well behaved the whole day. That afternoon we played another gift game. That was a lot of fun! Colby ended up with a flashlight and Lindsay with some Frozen playing cards so they were both happy!
We stayed and let the kids play and visited until about 5. By that point we knew everyone was tired and we should go start getting the kids settled down. They have had so much excitment since getting out of school! We had chicken for dinner and just enjoyed some quiet. The kids were hard to get to bed. That happens when they share a room.
The next morning we slept in a little then went back over to his parents house for breakfast. It was nice having a little more time to visit with everyone. I think the kids hated to leave! They love going up there! It had been since September since we had been. This fall was just SO BUSY! We hope to get up there again by early spring and spend a little longer.