Christmas Recap #1 {Birmingham}

On Friday the 16th, we packed up the car and were Birmingham-bound as soon as Derek got home from work. Derek's sister, her hubby, and their baby girl were kind enough to host us for the weekend at their home. We got to their house late Friday night, and we had a not-so-fun surprise awaiting us upon our arrival. Shelby had somehow leaked all the way through her diaper & pants and onto her carseat. Unbeknown to me, I picked her up the urine quickly soaked through the hoodie I was wearing. After a late night five hour drive with a baby who won't sleep in the car, that was the last thing we needed! But aside from that little mishap, we had a wonderful weekend! Derek's dad & step-mom made the drive from Stone Mountain, GA to spend Saturday afternoon with us in Birmingham. And then on Saturday night, Derek's mom & step-dad arrived and stayed through Sunday. Here are a few {out of order} pictures from the weekend!

{Granddad & Grandma with their granddaughters}

{BooBoo reading to Shelby}

{A coupe of days before this weekend, Shelby had just started standing on her own for a few seconds at a time. She always gets so proud of herself when she realizes she's standing on her own..it's SO cute!}

{One of Shelby's favorite pastimes is to play catch. It was so cute to watch her do it with her cousin!}

{Shelby helping her Daddy & Uncle Lucas...apparently it takes a doctor, a lawyer, and a baby to mount a TV!}

{Pop-Pop & Shelby}

{working on our annual Christmas craft--Derek's mom is very creative and always has a new craft for us to do each year. We get very competitive!}

{the ultimate back scratcher}

{BooBoo & Pop-Pop with their granddaughters}

{Shelby & Elly having lots of fun climbing over Daddy/Uncle Derek}

As you can tell from these pictures, it was such a fun-filled family weekend! It was so special to celebrate Elly's first Christmas with her and to see Shelby & Elly experience Christmas together! I love that they are so close in age...it is so fun to watch them grow up together!

Christmas Recap #2 will be coming soon...hopefully! :)