I guess back in the old days, people used to force their guests to watch boring slideshows of their photos... so here is my modern version of our Christmas adventures. Way too many photos of the Cornett Christmas Vacation 2008... peruse at your own risk:
We drove back to our hometown of Green Forest to spend two days with Jamie's family.
There is a renovated train depot next to his mother's house and they reserved it for their big family get-together.
Audrie must have been a good girl this year because she got lots and lots of gifts.
Tiffanie's little boy, Jess, has the biggest adorable eyes in the world! It was great to get to see everyone and let Audrie get her cheeks pinched a little, too.
She also got to show off her singing skills because all the boys played Rock Band for hours each night. They were kind enough to let Audrie slobber along.
And Jamie and I even snuck away for a date to Jim's Drive-In for the infamous Taco Pie!
After we left GF, we headed to my parent's house for some Christmas Eve traditions.
Matching pajamas, of course, for everyone!
We opened the traditional box of gifts from my Aunt- full of all kinds of crazy items. Even a tiny grass skirt that my dad put on Audrie!
And we finished the night with my mom's delicious Christmas cookies and eggnog.
Jamie, Audrie and I went home Christmas Eve to our house so we could have our own family Christmas time together. We got Audrie one of those little tyke kitchen playsets a few weeks ago and on Christmas Eve Jamie thought he would take a few minutes to put it together... more like a few hours! It came in a billion pieces that we spent a long time putting together. But it was fun.
And Audrie loves it!
We got her up early Christmas morning and opened presents at our house before heading back to my parents for more presents and a Christmas brunch.
Thursday night we headed down to Searcy to spend some time with the Burrow Family! We picked Jason and Sam up in Fort Smith. Audrie is not a big fan of three hour car drives so we spent some time trying to entertain her... we sang a pretty sweet 4 part remix of The Wheels on the Bus! :)
At the Burrow's we got to relax and spend time doing whatever we wanted. (And playing alot of Nintendo Wii!)
We also spent alot of time talking and eating around their kitchen bar. The Burrow's really do feel like family to us.
Since Audrie is so active now, it's tough keeping up with her! But she did hitch a ride with Ben in his new Christmas wagon...
Before we made the big trip home we bought Audrie one last Christmas gift... a new car seat! Now she is a big girl facing forward in the car. She was excited to be able to see everything.
Tiffanie's little boy, Jess, has the biggest adorable eyes in the world! It was great to get to see everyone and let Audrie get her cheeks pinched a little, too.
She also got to show off her singing skills because all the boys played Rock Band for hours each night. They were kind enough to let Audrie slobber along.And Jamie and I even snuck away for a date to Jim's Drive-In for the infamous Taco Pie! After we left GF, we headed to my parent's house for some Christmas Eve traditions.
Matching pajamas, of course, for everyone!
We opened the traditional box of gifts from my Aunt- full of all kinds of crazy items. Even a tiny grass skirt that my dad put on Audrie!
And we finished the night with my mom's delicious Christmas cookies and eggnog.
Jamie, Audrie and I went home Christmas Eve to our house so we could have our own family Christmas time together. We got Audrie one of those little tyke kitchen playsets a few weeks ago and on Christmas Eve Jamie thought he would take a few minutes to put it together... more like a few hours! It came in a billion pieces that we spent a long time putting together. But it was fun.
And Audrie loves it!We got her up early Christmas morning and opened presents at our house before heading back to my parents for more presents and a Christmas brunch. Thursday night we headed down to Searcy to spend some time with the Burrow Family! We picked Jason and Sam up in Fort Smith. Audrie is not a big fan of three hour car drives so we spent some time trying to entertain her... we sang a pretty sweet 4 part remix of The Wheels on the Bus! :)At the Burrow's we got to relax and spend time doing whatever we wanted. (And playing alot of Nintendo Wii!) We also spent alot of time talking and eating around their kitchen bar. The Burrow's really do feel like family to us.Since Audrie is so active now, it's tough keeping up with her! But she did hitch a ride with Ben in his new Christmas wagon...Before we made the big trip home we bought Audrie one last Christmas gift... a new car seat! Now she is a big girl facing forward in the car. She was excited to be able to see everything. As truly wonderful as the week was- it was SO nice to walk in our front door and collapse. There really is no place like home!
