It was a Holmes family Christmas year, so we headed down to Pearland the friday before Christmas and spent a few days at Grandma and Pawpaw's house.
We had a great time visiting and playing. Alli absolutely loves getting to spend so much time with all her cousins. As a matter of fact she was very disappointed when she realized after our 4 hr drive home on Christmas Eve that we were turning into our neighborhood. She said "NO, turn around. Don't go home. Go back to Grandma and Pawpaw's."
TJ on the other hand was beside himself with excitement to be home- running around like a fool. Don't get me wrong, he had a great time too, but 4 days of a disrupted routine apparently has more of a negative effect on a 16mo old (not sure exactly where that fine line is but it's somewhere between Alli's and TJ's age).
Maddy and Alli enjoyed playing dress up (not sure what the skirts on the head are about but it looks cute)
She would NOT take that Tinkerbell dress off (a new hand-me-down from Lainey). She even insisted on sleeping in it that night.
Alli with Wilson. He's super lovable and always wants to play, but he doesn't know his own strength and needs to learn a bit about personal space. The kids loved him, though!
The grandkids waking Pawpaw from his afternoon nap (he can sleep through anything). "Come on Pawpaw. We're ready to open presents!"
The first time we have been able to accomplish a group photo of all the grandkids- YAY! From left to right: Gavin (3 almost 4), TJ (16mos), Maddy (5 as of Christmas day), Cade (6), Lainey (3), and Alli (2 almost 3)
2 comments:
That's so sweet that Alli wanted to go back to her Grandma & PawPaw's! Our family was like that when I was growing up and it was so much fun to have all of the cousins to play with at all of the holidays! Y'all have a cute bunch of kiddos!
Julie, I bet your parents are so proud. Travis and TJ could sure break some hearts together- we will be fighting the boys off. I am so glad yall had a good time. Sorry we missed yall.
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