Christmas Adventures

So, it has been QUITE a while since I've updated this thing, so I figured I better do it now!

I promise though, once we start having cute babies that do cute things we'll have more to talk about & I'll update a lot more, but until then I guess you'll just have to hear about our day to day lives. haha.

So, we had an INCREDIBLE Christmas break. We truly get the best of both worlds. On Christmas day, we got to go over to the Kennedy's & watch Kate & Luke open presents (which was SO fun) & then did our Gift from the Heart present exchanges (which is always full of heartfelt, loving tears).

So, with the crying headache in full swing, haha, we headed over to the Blain's. We had breakfast which was delicious & Fried Oysters which is a Blain family tradition. Anyone that knows me at all knows that I have this thing about food textures. I'm not a big fan of slimy...even if it is a "once-was-but-is-no-longer" slimy type delicacy, I am STILL not a big fan. haha. But, being the open-minded, mature woman that I am, I have decided to brave the storm & not toss tradition aside carelessly & be the one that breaks the family chain of fried oyster eaters. Soooo....I of course tried a part of one again this year (I can hear the crowds cheering for my great self sacrificing...or at least I choose to). But Mama Blain totally busted me. She said "Girl...you're not new anymore. You're part of the family now. You're past just trying a piece. You should be up to a whole one by this year." haha. I love her. So, I told her I'd work up to it next year. haha. We finished breakfast & got to talk to Taylor (one of Adam's twin brothers on a mission) & then got to open the incredible amount of presents awaiting us under the rainbow tree. :) It was an incredible Christmas. We really are so blessed to get the best of both worlds. Mamma & Daddy Blain gave us wonderful presents: clothes, books, a picture of Christ, 2 folding dining chairs (cause we only had 4 & that was not enough when we invited them to our house for dinner..haha), a big mirror, $ to take to Florida & tons more. It was an incredible Christmas.

The day after Christmas, we got to continue our holiday by heading down with my family & Meggan & Ben & the kids to Destin, Florida for a week. It was SUCH a great trip! We all shared a condo really close to the beach which in it's self was a fun adventure. We loved it. It was like a week-long sleep over! haha. We went shopping (A LOT), played cards all week, watched movies, read books, slept in, played Wii, played old school Nintendo, played with the kids, cooked out, took pictures, ate Seafood, & just had a total blast! It was the best trip to Florida we've ever been on. It's so cool now that our family is growing up & getting married & having babies that we all still go on trips together & surprisingly enough is even MORE fun than when we were younger. Now we play referee for sybling rivalries instead of cause our own. Haha. It was a blast. It would've been even better if Sam & Cortney could've come, but they got their own Florida trip the week before us which I know they loved for sure.

Here are a few of the INCREDIBLE pictures Meggan took of Adam & I. Meggan is really incredible. She has started her own business & is SO incredible!

She made us look good! haha. Even though I wasn't feeling good & Adam was missing a basketball game (We all appreciate your sacrifice Adam ;) ) we didn't look half bad. haha.

Check out her website: http://www.mebsphotography.com/

It was an incredible Christmas this year!