THE PUGHS: Christmas in Pictures

We had a good Christmas and are blessed that our Father gave us Jesus as baby in the manger to fulfill his plan and take Him to the cross as a man. We spent Christmas with family; leaving our house on Christmas Eve at 7:30 that morning only to return at 7:30 that night. Breakfast was with my dad's mom - Grandma. This use to be a tradition but went away for awhile so we decided to do it again. I have always enjoyed breakfast at her house. It brings back childhood memories of grits and eggs with a baby fork, sitting on pillows at her bar. We then headed to the Pollard's for lunch with Dax's mom's side of the family. Dax's oldest cousin has a son and daughter - we loved the fact that Cole and Owen played so well with them. Our traditional family photo from there house is below. Cole got a John Deere puzzle that he loved and Owen got some great blocks. Both boys received something for savings! We are grateful. We left there and head to my Granny's - mom's mom for presents, church and dinner. Neither of the boys had naps and it began to show. Cole fell asleep in church with some pretty loud snoring while Owen played and laughed. It was nice to be in Church as a family as always. The boys both got an outfit from Granny - pants and cute sweaters. We ate dinner and headed for home so the boys could get to bed but we did open a few presents at our house. Dax and I have always exchanged gifts on Christmas Eve and we opted for no difference this year. The boys opened their gift from Angela - the sitter and husband and I opened ours from each other. Husband did very good getting me a great purse while he received a peacoat. I am sure he was real pleased :) We headed for bed so Santa could visit our sleeping children while Mom and Dad prepared for the next day. We woke our sleeping children with a Merry Christmas followed by Cole's response, "Did Santa come?" They were happy to see their new things, played a bit and called for Honey and Monts to come see. The Pughs came for breakfast and gift exchanging then we headed to Nana and Pops'. Honey and Monts were good to the boys. Cole received new Johnny Poppers (boots), a tractor, a bush hog, a basketball, and a jacket. Owen got his own barn, a jacket, a book, and a basketball. Clint and Brittany gave Cole a Melissa and Doug ice cream set and pizza set and Owen a Megablock dump truck. Ty gave Cole a spreader and Owen some clothes. The boys really racked up. The cousins played while waiting on Aunt Joy and her crowd to arrive and then we all exchanged gifts. Cole received a football uniform with helmet from Nana and Pops and Owen got a Megablock table. Both the boys loved them. After lunch we headed home for much needed naps since we had dinner at the Pughs that night. I had my family over for chili on Saturday and we ended our Christmas celebration with a photo of all the grands - 7 and counting.