We decided to spend Thanksgiving in Lufkin with my family this year. I’m so glad we did because it was the last visit we would have with my Uncle William who passed away on December 22, 2011. Evan always loved seeing him and playing with his cane (aka “stick”). Brett & Papa were able to take Will to Fairfield for a hunting weekend, which he was so excited to do since he had been sick for so long. Rest in peace, Uncle Will…you will be missed.
While the men were hunting that weekend the girls decided to take all the kids to ride the Polar Express train in Palestine! What fun we had but boy, were we worn out afterwards! Kids included Evan, Tyler, Grant, Carter, Blake, Preslee, Addison, Juliana and Kadie. They all wore matching PJ’s and were PRECIOUS! Once on the train, we were served hot chocolate and cookies just like the book/movie and even went to the North Pole to pick up Santa. He walked through each train car and gave all the kids a jingle bell. We all sang Christmas carols on the way back to the station…so fun!
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| Evan & Addison are excited about the train ride |
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| Aunt Jenn with lots of kiddos! |
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| Sweet Addi |
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| Blakey looking for the North Pole |
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| "What's that I hear!?!?" Nonna and Grant |
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| Nonna (Lisa), JuJu (Judy) and Heatty (Heather) |
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| The North Pole!! |
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| It's Santa! |
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| Evan gets a jingle bell from Santa! |
Also while we were in Lufkin we were able to celebrate Addison’s 1st birthday! Addison is my cousin Heather’s baby girl – she’s so stinkin’ cute and so sweet. Heather and Judy did such a great job with the party – it was a “Sweet Shoppe” theme with lots of sugary treats for all the kids. Thank goodness they gave us toothbrushes and toothpaste as favors! Makes me excited to plan Evan’s 2nd birthday…only three and a half months away!!!
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| SO FUN! |
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| GO Preslee! |
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| Evan was more excited about the power sports equipment than the bounce house obstacle course! |
