We drove down to Tallahassee for Christmas this year. One last Christmas there before we probably (of course, we've said this the last couple years!) start doing Christmas waking up in our own home on Christmas morning. But for now, we made the trek. We went down on the 23rd, in the late afternoon, so Mackenzie would nap. And I spent all morning packing (I even hired a babysitter to watch Mackenzie so I could pack!). She did great on the way down. Slept for about 2 1/2 hours, we stopped to eat & feed Keelyn, & then she watched a DVD the rest of the way. (Oh and Keelyn slept pretty much the whole way :) )
We stayed the first few nights at Brannon's parents' house. But on Christmas Eve, his family plus our family went over to my parents' house for a Christmas Eve dinner. Things have definitely changed as Mackenzie was having a hard time sitting for dinner, so someone was up running around with her while the rest of us ate! That's life with a 2 year old, I guess! And I think someone had to hold Keelyn while we ate, too. No more calm, every sit & eat dinners for a while I suppose!
After dinner, we headed out quickly to a Christmas light display at a local park. We've done this two years in a row & it's a lot of fun for Mackenzie. She ran around and looked at all the lights (and wore herself out!) with everyone running around after her. Then, it was back to the house to get her ready for bed. I think she was in bed by 10pm, which is good considering all we did that night! (Plus, it never hurts for her to sleep a little late on Christmas morning!).
Playing piano at Granmommy's house
Walking hand in hand with her grandmothers thru the lights
Petting a lighted reindeer
"Run wiff me, Uncle Jake!"
Some of the lights at the park
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