The week after Christmas we headed to Hartselle to see the Whatley side of family. And we got a HUGE surprise when Clay and Michelle showed up on the doorstep NYE evening. No one knew they were planning the quick trip home! It was so fun and so great to see them!!
We all gathered round to watch the bulldogs play. The game did not come out in our favor, but we had a good time nonetheless.
We also celebrated my birthday while we were there. I had lots of help blowing out the candle!
That night, we played the "money game" again. It was soooo funny to see everyone trying to pry open the box with gloves on.
Oh! And we let Will stay up until midnight for the first time this year. All the younger kids went to bed, but Will got to stay up and be part of the party!
Ben decided that it sounded like too much fun so he woke up to be a part of the fun too!
And the mercantile opened back up for some cute little customers.
The next night we had our "Christmas" and opened presents with everyone.
And poor Therese was just getting over the flu while we were there and really didn't feel great, but was still such a sweetie!
Lots and lots of dress up clothes for everyone...
The next morning, all the "big" kids sat around and played the fishing game. (It's funny to call June one of the big kids, but she is definitely not a baby anymore.)
"Go away, Anna!"
The cousins all took turns reading together too. It's always so fun to see all of them together. They pick up right where they left off!
A little bit more mercantiling...
The girls enjoyed some beautiful Irish coffees.
And we played the money game again with Patrick and Katie since they weren't able to join in the fun the other night because Therese was still sick.
It was a fun filled week as always! Not everyone has siblings or even cousins that are also your friends and who you enjoy each others' company so much. I really appreciate that about our family so much!
Happy New Year!!
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