Patrick Family Christmas

So many things have changed this year so I guess we shouldn't have been surprised that Christmas joined the list. Everyone is a little more scattered this year with different directions to go. In the past, the Patrick's have always celebrated Christmas on Christmas day at Pap-paw and Nana's house but this year we mixed things up a little. We always have a family dinner the week before Christmas at my sisters house in Tupelo. This year was no exception and we decided to make the most of it. Kerri and Travis graciously hosted the family and we had a wonderful meal followed by our gift exchange. We all had a great time and enjoyed watching the kids. Keith brought along his guitar and we enjoyed singing and being seranaded with carols.

Harrison and Hailey loved their new bean bags from Pap-paw and Nana.
Natalie got some new books - the more chapters the better is her philosophy (for now anyway).
Alyson got a new puzzle that she mastered in no time. We are developing a mini library of puzzles and Aly couldn't be happier. The more to choose from the better.

The girls crawled up in Pap-paw's lap and with Uncle Keith on the guitar, sang a carol for us. As Kerri said when it was over, "OK, someone go get a mop and wipe Pap-paw up off the floor."