Hey guess what...
this is my final Christmas 2010 post! ha!
Thursday morning we had a girls breakfast with my sister, Sara, before she went to work. After that my Grandmother, Anna-Kate and I went shopping! We needed a few things for our family gift exchange that night.
We had a lot of fun shopping but poor Anna-Kate was worn out and she got drug from grown up store to grown up store! I decided to give her a special treat and let her visit the candy store. It's one of those grab a bag and scoop and fill places. Anna-Kate's eyes were huge when she realized that she could get any candy she wanted and as much as she wanted. I think she had a lot of fun scooping out the candy and it helped redirect her. Of course I watched how much she ate and she never really ate very much but it was the whole experience that she really enjoyed. Sometimes I think that's important. I worry so much about making sure they eat healthy and so I hold back on things. But I do like to let go every so often and just let her be a kid.
We enjoyed a laid back day and then went to spend time with family.
This is one of my favorite family gatherings... I really love them all but I always get one of my favorite things at this one. Boiled custard!! My grandfather's sister probably makes the best boiled custard! I'm still craving it. One glass was just not enough! ;)
Of course I love getting to spend time with that side of the family too!
Thomas decided to kick his legs up after dinner! haha! We all thought it was pretty funny!
Greer is one of Anna-Kate's idols... this night she passed her love for shoes to Anna-Kate...
monkey see, monkey do... :) I love this!
She did have tights on but decided she was too big for them- after all Greer wasn't wearing any! You'd be amazed by how much Greer motivates Anna-Kate to wear a certain outfit or a certain night gown... even 6 hours away!
We had so much fun! Plus we got to take home the cutest little basket. I'm going to put this in our playroom and put the kids toys in! The basket also had several Tennessee goodies, including the neatest little Franklin plate!
We packed the car that night and headed out Friday morning.
Anna-Kate does so good watching movies!! We had the best ride back! :)
The entire back of the car was stuffed full! It was crazy!
We stopped in Lepanto before heading home, but that's a whole other post! :)
It is always so nice to go and visit my family. I love seeing everyone. I especially enjoy getting to share my children with so many members of my family. I hope that Anna-Kate and Thomas will share the same love for Franklin as I do when they get older.
But as good of a trip as it was, there's no place like home!
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