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Our Crazy Christmas

I hope everyone had a blessed, wonderful Christmas! As always, it flew by! We stay on the go Christmas Eve and Christmas day, going back to my hometown of Roxboro to stay at my mom's house, then Christmas with my dad on Christmas Eve, Oyster stew for Christmas Eve dinner with my mom, sis, nephew and grandparents, then we get up Christmas mornin to see what Santa brought...



...then off to Oxford, NC to visit with my in-laws that come from the beach at my sister-in-law's house. This year we met two brand new members of the family - Max and Miles - that my sister-in-law got a week before Christmas! They are soooo adorable!!!



...then, back to Roxboro for Christmas with my mom, sister and her family...here's a silly pic of us in the car while Mike was driving in the horrible rain!



Then we were supposed to come back to Durham to have Christmas dinner with Mike's cousin's, but the little guy was so exhausted, just Mike came back and we stayed in Roxboro for the night. We typically spend the night in our house Christmas night and then turn right back around the day after Christmas and have lunch and spend time with my grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousin! Whew!!! I needed this whole week off just to recover!!!
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  1. It all sounds wonderful-
    What great photos you took.

    I enjoyed visiting-
    Have a Happy New Year!

    Laura

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  2. It looks like you had a very nice Christmas!

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  3. Looks like you had a great Christmas. You are so close to me.... I live in Raleigh. I was just in Durham today. Love-love-love the puppies!!!

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  4. What sweet pictures...those puppies are just too too cute!
    sandy toe

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  5. You look beautiful in that picture! Love your blog girl!

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