Christmas in Beaumont (x 3)

We left Austin for Beaumont early in the morning on Christmas Eve (we didn't plan on leaving SO early, but Madison decided it was time to get up, so we did)! We stopped at home to eat lunch and pick up Cobber, Brody and the Christmas presents.

We finally got to Beaumont around 3 and quickly got ready for Christmas Eve at Luke's parents', Mary and Alex, house. Every year we celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve at Mary and Alex's and then later that evening at my mom's and Luke's. This year we started at Mary and Alex's at around 5 in the evening and ended the night at my mom's and Luke's at around midnight! Talk about a Christmas marathon! :o) It is always lots of fun though - good food and lots of presents! Katie's boyfriend, Terry, had to work until 10:30 on Christmas Eve so we all played Scene It until he got off and then opened presents with my family.

We got to Dylan's parents' house around midnight and had Christmas with them and Devin on Christmas morning. We then headed back to my mom's and Luke's for an awesome lunch that my mom made (all of my favorite dishes) and then back to Dylan's parents' house for a very nice dinner and another spread of great desserts!!!

Before going home the next day, my mom, Sherry, Katie, Landon, Madison and I all braved the mall for some post-Christmas shopping. I always like to check out Dillards' Christmas decor the day after Christmas because they have a lot of beautiful stuff and it all goes on sale. I got quite a few more things to add to our collection for next year, so that was fun!

Everyone did much more than they should have for us this year! We got lots of great presents and ate enough sweets and yummy food between the three houses to last us a month! It will be hard to top this year, but we're already looking forward to next year. Madison will be about a year and a half old and will be a lot of fun for sure!