Christmas with Gigi & Bubba

We finally made it to Gigi & Bubba's house after travelling 5 hours in the snow! We began our Christmas festivities with a steak and shrimp dinner and then moved on to the opening of the presents.

Reagan's ready to eat ~ Cooper didn't want to be in the photo!!

The adult table. Reagan said she shouldn't sit at the kid table because she was big now. She's 5 1/2!

Gigi helping Reagan open her 1st gift of the night
Cooper opened a set of safari animals

A talking Buddy & Tiny for Reagan

More dinosaurs for Reagan

Oh, no...a gun for Cooper

A train track

A new skirt for Reagan

Opening is over...Playing begins

Merry Christmas!

The Day After Christmas

We awoke the day after Christmas to more snow. It had apparently snowed all night.

doesn"t our house look beautiful?

7 1/2 inches fell in 24 hours

Now, the fun begins....

We decided to brave the mountains to go visit both sides of the family just like we had planned before all of the snow

For the most part, the roads had been cleared...except for the mountains~which needed it the most!

Cooper enjoying a movie

then, he took a 30 minute nap (I had a picture of Reagan playing opossum, but I don't know where it went)

Dreaming of a White Christmas

We didn't have to dream this year ~ our city had it's first White Christmas in over 40 years. The snow began falling around 9:30am and as of 11pm Christmas night, it was still falling! We took advantage of the snow (and our new snow bibs) and played, sledded and had a snowball fight this afternoon!

Getting her 1st look at the snow

Cooper's not too sure about it!

Let the sledding begin! (Thanks Ms C for the sled last year!)

Cooper's turn

Going solo

Daddy and Reagan

Mommy and Cooper's turn

Greg trying to relive his youth!

SNOW BALL FIGHT

Get 'em Reagan

Better watch your back!

love her smile!

Don't get mom!

Why are they ganging up on the camera lady?

Ready...Set...GO!

Not mom again!

Cooper James!

She got me

Snow angels

Precious Boy

Dad getting Cooper from behind

Reagan started shoveling snow. She said she was "going to clear a path to grandma's house"

Cooper tried to clear the snow too

Cooper's attempt at a snow angel

Cooper and Mom

Reagan and Mom

The neighbor boys came over to sled down our driveway

Greg had to get one more run in!

Reagan and Cooper did not want to go out in the snow, but once they were outside, it was hard to get them back in. We had a great time just spending time as a family and acting like kids! What a great Christmas gift!