Family Christmas: Part Two

Christmas Eve was spent with my side of the family, and it was a good time! Emery, my nephew, was ever so impatiently awaiting the time he'd finally get to open his presents (after dinner). I tried my best to entertain him and teach him about traditions, but he was not having it. When the time finally arrived, he got to open the majority of the presents, which were some of his favorite toys! It's always such a joy to see a child's happy face light up....as cheesy as that sounds.

Christmas Morning was equally a fantastic time! We enjoyed a delicious breakfast and then sat around the fireplace and opened gifts. Cody and I got some lovely and much needed things for the house! Afterwards, we taught Saffley how to play with some of her new toys. It was sooo cute watching her bake her little, fake cookies and play with her tea set! 

How did you spend your Christmas?

Family Christmas: Part One

Yesterday, we celebrated Christmas with Cody's side of the family. We ate good food, opened presents, and played with the kids. I even got to shoot a rifle for the first time! There were so many holes in the target already, I couldn't tell if I even hit it, but I think I'm a pretty good shot. 

Since the family is quite a big size, we always draw names for the holiday gift giving. Cody and I made those cute little tables above as our gifts. They are made out of pallet wood, and we painted and stained them! Super easy.  

The weather got pretty crazy yesterday. Normally, in December, we have cold temperatures... maybe some snow or ice. Not this time! It was warm and windy all day. After dark, it started to rain very hard and the wind really picked up. We started out under a tornado watch, but after a while it turned into a tornado warning! At one point the sirens were going off outside and my phone was buzzing with weather alerts telling me to take cover! Thankfully, it didn't last long. The storm blew over rather quickly and all was well again. Whew!

Holiday Fun!

I'm back from my little blogging hiatus! Last week was awesome but sooo busy. Cody and I did a little bit of traveling to visit each side of the family for Thanksgiving. Then my brother-and-sister-in-law came down to visit from Nashville. They brought along our adorable little niece, Saffley, and our brand new, tiny nephew! 

Everyone, meet baby Oliver!

My sis-in-law, Cass, just posted the sweetest story of little Oliver's birth. You can see it here - Meet the Hickmans. It's definitely worth a read!

Saffley is growing up so quickly! She's adorable and full of energy! We all decorated the Christmas tree Sunday afternoon and she had fun helping. Though, she may have broken more ornaments than she hung up... Haha :)

Thanksgiving week was so much fun. I can't wait for Christmas! Also, my birthday was Monday. I'm 25!! Woah. It's so strange... I still feel like I'm 18 sometimes. Crazyyy. Cody and I went on a hibachi dinner date last night after work to celebrate. We're going to celebrate more with friends this weekend, so I'll probably be blogging about that later! Yay!