Christmas Day 2009

Below are pictures of our Christmas Day. Mom and I began by attempting to contain our Monkey Bread. (John R., you should've seen it in person!) None-the-less, we had a wonderful Christmas morning/day/evening! How blessed we are!
Crazy unbaked monkey bread.
Getting Wil up for his third Christmas!
The family.
Wil & Bryan about to "do" the Advent calendar!
Wil & Dad putting teh 25th piece on our Advent calendar.
Wil finding his present from Santa.
Grandmother helping to open Bath Thomas and boat.
Wil playing with new Thomas.

Grandfather & Wil playing with NEW Thomas.
CRAZY monkey bread...nice shot of a special coffee mug!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JESUS!
Wil looking at his stocking.

Grandmother & Grandfather with Wil.
Mom & Wil picking stickers out of Wil's new Thomas educations pack!
Wil enjoying a christmas tree sucker from Santa.
Around noon, we headed to Bryan's parents for our gathering with his parents and siblings.

Wil playing with Farmer Santa.
Uncle Chad & Aunt Belinda.
Wil & Farmer Santa.
Granna & Gramps' Christmas tree.
Gramps & Granna.
Me & Wil.
Christmas Lunch at Granna's.
Aunt Beverly & Riley.
Christopher looking at his phone and new Christmas gift.
Wil proudly trying out his NEW JOHN DEERE tractor and wagon!

Trying on & comparing Christmas clothes.
Uncle Jeff asleep.
Uncle Chad asleep.
Gramps & Riley.
The CREW.:)

Then we had the Willis Family Gathering at Granny & Granddaddy's. We had much fun with cousins & aunts & uncles! Wil DID NOT fall down the stairs this year!:)
Granddaddy & Wil
Granny
The Grands
Our family.
Jonny & Carter Bell

Christmas Eve 2009

Christmas Eve brought many smiles! We began the day in Knoxville with pictures by Grandmother and Grandfather's Christmas tree and my FAVORITE Dalton decoration--the "pull" partridge in a pear tree (I'm surprised it still works!) Then on to Atlanta for celebrations and for Wil to meet Gi, Tom, and Emilie Moore for the very first time. We assembled at Matt's home and had a wonderful time! Tom, Emilie, and Wil played so well together! Whiskey, Matt's dog, didn't miss out on the fun either! Also, a big surprise for the Myers Family--we were awarded "The Cat Clock"--which has been passed between our families for decades!:) The only missing part? Aunt Sue and Uncle John, but they had a good excuse, they were in Antarctica!