Christmas round 2- finally!

We just now were able to celebrate Christmas this past weekend with the Edwards side of the family- if you can call it a true celebration! The weekend before everyone was in town, my mom had a big meal planned for Saturday, and we were going to celebrate Christmas that day. Instead, Cooper came down with the flu on that Friday, so the weekend's festivities were promptly canceled! Natalie & Eric were not able to come celebrate with us on Friday, but we figured that once everyone was healthy that we needed to open presents before someone else became sick!

Our dinner was Los Portales take-out, and the dead Christmas tree at my parents had to be taken down the weekend before, but we didn't care! The kids had a blast as did the adults!


RA and Edie with RA's new my little pony doll


RA making sure that pacifier tasted good! She is addicted to her "pa-pa" these days!


Cooper proudly sitting in his new chair and Sis-sis looking on in the background!


Cooper so proud to be wrapped as a present!


RA & G-chip solving the world's problems!


Coop & RA in their Christmas pajamas that we have finally retired! They were too cute to not put on again!


RA riding in her new grocery cart! Cooper passed out on the couch around 8:30 but RA continued to be the life of the party until 10 or 10:30! She loved the attention!

Christmas Round 1!

I am a little behind here, still, but trying to catch up. We still have not had Christmas with the Edwards side of the family- hopefully that will happen this weekend, but I wanted to go ahead and blog about our actual Christmas celebration on the birth of Christ!



We started Christmas Eve with Nan and Uncle Rob, lots of food, and Christmas Eve service at church. Reese Ann loved the paper, but she also loved her baby doll and feeding her (and herself with the baby bottle, too).




Cooper got some great gifts that night- a guitar from Uncle Rob & Optimus Prime transformer from Nan being the favorite.



Christmas Morning started with Santa and his loot! The kids had a blast- as did their mom and dad!






and my favorite picture- our little junk-food-junkie getting caught finishing off Santa's cookies!

After playing with Santa's toys for a while and a quick breakfast with Nan and Uncle Rob, we packed up and headed to Memphis to be with Sister Ashlie at the hospital and spend some time with the rest of the fam at Natalie & Eric's house. We had a wonderful Christmas day with them considering all that was going on with Ashlie. Dan and I spent a big part of the day up at the hospital while Mom, Dad, Nat, Eric, and Granny got fun kid time. We only had a few presents for the kids to open, and the rest of the presents are still waiting, but everyone truly appreciated family, the gift of the Christ-child, and time together this Christmas day. Ashlie was truly blessed with a wonderful Christmas gift the next day in a new, healthy liver! We are so thankful! Here are a few pictures from the events that day...






Reese Ann loved Cooper's basketball goal from the Carruths!




While I spent the Christmas night at the hospital with Ashlie, the rest of the Edwards family had a slumber party at Nat & Eric's house. They had so much fun that they had another slumber party later in the week!

My birthday...

was one of the weirdest, worst, and best days of my life and for sure of my 33 birthdays. It was the day that the transplant committee decided whether or not to put sister Ashlie on the liver transplant list. Thankfully, they said yes which led to her quick transplant and now recovery, but the day was just a little bit stressful to say the least.

My sweet husband did everything he could to make the day somewhat fun for me, thus the princess hats for his girls. He also picked up sushi and Gigi's cupcakes from Memphis. Ashlie and I decided that we are going to have a really fun birthday celebration next year since she spent her birthday at the beginning of December in the hospital!

Cooper's Christmas Heaven...

Train depot and Santa! The family with Santa & Mrs. Clause.

Cooper and his friend, Cade, had a blast playing and visiting with Santa at the Train Depot the Saturday before Christmas!


Poor Reese Ann didn't even like Mrs. Clause- oh well, maybe next year!


The boys running the trains


and pulling the whistle- over & over!