Finally, it is a Saturday. We have little planned. So maybe I should get some blogging done!
...And so, landing in Alabama, we remembered what it was like to be cold....er. Running from the plane to the little airport building, and then running from the building to the car, we were thankful for our new Florida home that we left behind.
That night, with the whole Middleton family + a family friend, we played Pictionary. So frustrating!! It was girls against boys. And even though the boys had to draw on a mirror because we could only find one marker board (I said "marker board" because I still don't know if it is a "white board" or a "wipe board" - both seem like appropriate names but I'm too lazy right now to google it.) they would look at the GIRLS' drawings and answer before the girls could. Apparently our brains get slower at night, and boys' brains get faster. Maybe that is so they can protect us from bad guys in the night, and so that we can sleep.
The next few days are a blur now. I know we ate lunch a few times with my sister. And we did a few last minute shopping trips. We really tried to visit with each person in the family a little bit.
And Christmas Eve finally arrived!! The church we used to attend in Huntsville had grown so big that they decided to have one huge service at the basebal stadium, instead of several at the church. Well, that sounds nice for some people, but we are old fashioned. We like the intimacy and reverance you feel when you think about the most holy of nights. And none of us wanted to be cold for an hour or two! Ha. So the Middleton clan decided to visit a church where we knew a few families already. Mom and dad were driving in from Arkansas, and they decided that would be nice too! So Madison, her boyfriend, Tommy and I arrived early to save seats. All of us combined took up 16 and 1/2 seats (1/2 for baby Kaelyn). We also sat with a family that had become really close with my family while we were in Huntsville. This family helped a ton with the wedding, and Madison and I both house sat and babysat them a few times, too. The last time we had seen them was at the wedding! On top of all of that, it was a wonderful service. We were reminded of the state of the world on the very first night before Christmas- how the coming of Christ changed everything. It was such a special time in our lives (me and Tommy) to have that first Christmas as a married couple and to both be so in love with our Savior together. Ah...
After the service, the Middleton family had a huge lovely fancy dinner! Fancy china, silver and crystal. And yummy yum food. And then I got to take part in my first kid's tradition- opening PJ's! Apparently, this happens every year, and you wear the pajamas to sleep and the next morning to open gifts. I fudged it a little bit. I wore Tommy's pajama pants he got- actually wore them all day Christmas!!
And now.... you'll have to wait to hear about Christmas Day!! :)
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