Merry CHRISTmas!

Christmas 2011 was a great success! Now that we live in Brandon, going home for the holidays was just a bit sweeter. There's no place like home! On Christmas Eve, we had dinner at our house with my parents, sister, grandmother, uncle, grandfather, and Jim's parents. My grandfather was able to come home for Christmas so it was extra special. Now I have a MAJOR issue with change. I hate it. Abosulutely can't stand it. It throws me off. I am such a creature of habit (hence my college friends will tell you they never thought I would live anywhere but senatobia, and send my kids anywhere but Magnolia Heights.) However, God does have a sense of humor. I say this bit about change, because this was not our normal Christmas eve routine! Normally, every year we do dinner at my grandparents (James and Joy.) However, since Gamby's been sick this year, My mom picked up the tradition (which I'm glad she did.) Here are some pics from the evening:

Me and Baby Becca (not such a baby anymore) 

That's us with our Meme. She doesn't miss a beat. She will probably outlive each one of us. 

Me and my hubby! First Christmas! 

Becca and i with our beloved cats. Mine is Eleanor and she is such a DIVA! I love her so much. My mom has to send me pics of her throughout the week so I don't become too deprived. I just can't help it that I LOVE cats! 

A favorite gift- My mom had the end of our aisle runner from our wedding made into a tapestry! It was handpainted by Mrs. Allison Burris, my high school art teacher and more importantly CHEER SPONSOR! haha:) She is very talented! 

Christmas morning, we woke up to see that SANTA had came. I guess you never get too old. Santa even brought me a new phone!! (a very appreciative gift since my phone had gone "missing" at school 2 weeks before Christmas!) After breakfast, we headed to Hickory Flat to have Christmas with Jim's side of the family! We even got our FAVORITE pjs! Every year, Jim's sweet aunt gives Lauren and I pajamas and we just love them. 

Aren't we cute!! 

Some of my Favorite Gifts were also: an AWESOME planner (see here: www.erincondren.com), some of my very own Mr. and Mrs. Jim Simpson enclosure cards designed by Lynn Savage- she did such a good job! and a stamp with our new address on it! 

But most importantly, I am thankful for Jesus's birth, Thank goodness HE came!