There's No...Place Like Home...For the Holiidays...

As usual, we went to Joplin, MO to spend Christmas with our families.  We spent a few nights with Nonnie & Grandpa (Reid's parents) and a few nights with Nana & Papa (my parents).  It was a fun, relaxing, eventful week!  Each year gets better as Caeden understands more & more about Christmas!  Here are some memories made this Christmas:

Getting a kiss from his Great-Gram (Reid's grandmother)

Sitting on Santa's lap, who stopped by to visit on Christmas Eve

All the kids listening to Santa read "Twas the Night Before Christmas"

Caeden helping pass out each of the kid's one present they get

before they go to sleep...

One last hug before Santa leaves!

Setting out cookies for Santa

So proud of the cookies and milk he set out!

Our Stockings

(that I hand-stitched myself...yes, every piece!)

What Caeden got from Santa:

an easel, a race track, a Tonka truck

The look on his face when he saw what Santa brought

Playing with bows...the best part, right?

Visiting the newly-rebuilt Cunningham Park in Joplin: 

  

 The next day, visiting a real farm (owned by a familiy friend): 



Well, that was it!  We had an amazing week at "home" in Joplin, and are taking the next few days to rest up before Reid heads back to work!!