Christmas in Georgia

This year we were able to go home to Georgia for Christmas. The holiday season was filled with secret shopping trips to the mall (nearly every day), several games of bowling, late night rounds Mexican Train, a Settlers game here and there, lots of good eatin', and plenty of relaxing.

Josh and I celebrated our proposal anniversary. Three years ago on the 23rd, he had recreated our first date and proposed in the back of his truck in the mall parking lot. I'm fully aware of the powerful, romantic magnetism of asphalt but it really was the sweetest.

Christmas Eve was spent at the Haycock home with Josh's grandparents and my family (minus Darcy...tear). We had a wonderful soup dinner and then went on the traditional Christmas Eve scavenger hunt for our white elephant gifts. Josh got a denture ice tray and I found a Disney Princess Sing-along CD. Afterward, Josh's dad and Ashley shared the Christmas story through a series of Bible and Book of Mormon scriptures.


We spent the night at my parent's house and woke up to find this boy outside the bedroom door.
It's my favorite way to find Matt on Christmas morning--huddled over his pillow (unfortunately not his Pikachu anymore), ready to be the first one to fly down the stairs as soon as Dad gives the go-ahead.


Mom and Dad and their matching....wait, what were those?