Christmas in Sylacauga

The girls and I made THREE trips to Jackson between the first of November and the fifth of December...whew!!! So, needless to say, we decided to stay put this year for Christmas. As much as I miss my family (always) it was SO great to not travel! I really wanted to put an emphasis on family this Christmas, and I think we accomplished that-spending time both with our core family unit, and our extended family. Most of Robby's mom's family lives in and around Birmingham, but we never get to see them...so, we were thrilled when Robby's aunt invited us to her home in Sylacauga for cocktails...we had a blast!

Mags obviously knows her GIRL cousins in Jackson, but she hasn't really been able to spend much time around her BOY cousins on Robby's side of the family. They picked right up as if they'd been friends forever. She LOVED them and even told Robby on the way home that she "really liked his cousins". HA-she still can't grasp how they can be her cousins too...we'll work on that!

All of the cousins accounted for-three boys and three girls...love it!



Love this picture of Mary Margaret and Mary Allison-Mary Margaret is the oldest of Robby's first cousins, and she is awesome...so much fun! Maggie, for some reason, would never warm up to her, and it has always surprised me-Mary Allison, however, thought she was hilarious! Now that Mary Allison has OK'd her, Mags has finally warmed up...HA!



Most of the first cousins (on this side)!