Christmas in Atlanta: Part 1

Terry picked us up at 4:30 am on Christmas Eve and drove us to the airport.  How nice is that!!  The traffic wasn't bad and with not having to find a parking place, we had our bags checked and were cleared through airport security in plenty of time.

It only took 1 1/2 hours to fly the 950 miles from San Antonio to Nashville which seemed incredibly fast.  By 9:30 am, my mom had picked us up at the Nashville Airport and we were on our way to Atlanta.

It rained on us off and on for most of the way to Atlanta but we took our time and by 2:30 we were pulling into Crystal and Grant's driveway.  Avery was still down for a nap but Miss Hannah was up and very happy to see her GiGi.  :)

And when Miss Avery woke up, she was happy to see all of us and her GiGi too!

We went to the Christmas Eve service at their church and got to see Tafanie, Cory, Bell, Emmaline and Ruby there too who had just gotten back from visiting Cory's family in Iowa.  :)

After the service, we went back to Crystal and Grant's where we enjoyed snacking on sausage balls, pineapple wrapped in bacon, and these chicken and cream cheese croissant pockets.  Yummy!  :)  After dinner, it was time for the girls to go to bed in their Christmas pj's.  :)

On Christmas morning, Avery and Hannah were awake before 7 am...

and discovered that their stockings were full of goodies.

After discovering and playing with all the goodies in their stockings,

it was time to get breakfast started.  First, Avery helped me make the coffee,

and then she helped me make the chocolate gravy,

which turned out pretty good.  :)

After breakfast, it was time for Hannah and Avery to open the presents under their tree.  Avery got a new purple coat and some play dress-up shoes.

She also got some play dress-up hats...

which we all had fun trying on...

...including Hannah.  :)

Avery also got a cute little play cooktop and she immediately cooked some dinner for Pa...

and then helped cook dinner in the kitchen later that evening in her pink dress-up shoes!  :)

Hannah liked opening presents too.

And she liked all of them...

...including her new purple stocking hat!

Later that afternoon, Grant cooked a delicious Christmas dinner of a rib roast, baked sweet potatoes with maple syrup, brussel sprouts with bacon and mushrooms, and a spring salad.  It was so delicious!

When the girls were down for naps and after they had gone to bed at night, the "adults" had fun playing games of SkipBo, 7-Up, and LCR.

What a wonderful, fun and delicious Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!