Be warned...this is long.
Our Christmas celebrations started this year in Amarillo before we headed to Oklahoma. The Bryants were in Amarillo with us for a few days before the Sosebees were able to join us.
"Life" was the game of choice this year. Anna and Luke loved that they ended up rich and I ended up very broke!
Reid making a craft with Grandma:
We took the kids to play at the Family Life Center and Jonathan loved his first experience in the play room. He was very happy in the bounce house and the tunnels.
First trip out to play in the snow.
My dear friend Sky came over for a little while on Christmas Eve with her daughter River Belle. Sky and I are very excited to be pregnant at the same time again! River Belle and Jonathan are 3 days apart.
Won't these pictures be cute in a rehearsal dinner slide show some day? Jonathan was very taken with River Belle.
It was wonderful to see Sky, and I will miss her dearly until she is in the States again in a couple of years.
Family football.
Jonathan playing with the apples.
Sweet Benjamin.
Anna and Caroline.
Christmas Eve:
The Sosebees
The Bryants
Grandma and Grandpa
The whole clan.
Christmas Eve Dinner
The annual Nelson family Christmas play. Jonathan was a wise man this year. We are very excited that we will have a baby to play baby Jesus next year. :)
Opening presents.
Christmas morning.
Three silly girls. Aren't they beautiful young ladies now?
Family football in the snow. Jonathan didn't make it out for this game.
Christmas cookies.
A great time was had by all in Amarillo.
I LOVE that I can't decide which family portrait is my favorite: the Blacks on Christmas Eve or the Blacks on Christmas morning. They are both so precious, and I love them equally. Unfortunately, Andy had to go all "Chandler" on the one of you two together. :o) In his defense, it looks like he posed for A LOT of pictures over a very short period of time, so I'll be nice.
ReplyDeleteAlso, Jonathan may have River Belle all picked out, but that means that Smalls has first dibs on whoever you're gestating right now! Can't wait for your u/s!!
This was so fun to see. Thanks for sharing. You look precious!
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