Christmas Trip Con't

We arrived on Tuesday afternoon. It took us a little longer due to the weather. But things were not as bad once we hit Missouri. Didn't take Bandit long to make himself at home.

We brought the kids a little something to open up when we arrived.

Ornaments to hang on their tree.

Spider Man for Alex.

Disney Princess for Meighan.

The dogs were glad to see the kids.

Poor Cooper got sick while we were there. We noticed that he was bleeding on his backside and he just wasn't acting right. There were no Vets open on Christmas Eve; we finally found one at Pet Smart. The glands (can't remember what she called them) were infected. She put him on an antibiotic and pain medication and told us to take him to our vet as soon as when returned home. He seemed to perk up a bit the next day.

Meg loves playing around with Grandpa.
We went out to dinner the night we arrived. The restaurant was the "Pasta House" - it was very tasty. I had the Chicken Parmesan. Probably the best I have ever eaten.

Dave had Pasta with Chicken Livers. I had never heard of it before. He said it was very good.

Our waiter is from Tidewater!

The Day Before Christmas

I bought this pirate costume after Halloween. I thought Alex would like it but Meg seemed to like it more. She looked really cute in it.

So glad to see Grandpa.

Cute little mug I found at Walmart - reminded me of Paul (he is a Penguin Fan).

Christmas Morning

More pictures of Christmas Morning:

They loved the clothes they got also.

Disney princess globe. Very pretty.

He is so happy.

A Barbie.

Christmas Morning Continued

More pics of Christmas Morning:

You can't tell from this pic, but this is a model of the Eagles stadium - Paul's favorite Pro Team. We bought this at the Salem Craft Show in September on the way to a Tech football game.

Some of us modeling our "Rudolph nose's"

Christmas Afternoon

After all the Christmas morning excitement we decided to take the kids to a movie. We saw "Bolt". It was really cute and the twins enjoyed it, along with the popcorn, candy and drinks.

The afternoon was spent relaxing and playing with new toys. Alex with his favorites.

Meg practicing with the cupcake maker that Santa brought her.

Alex playing with the "Hulk Pinball Machine".

Meg trying out the bouncy balls that her PopPop and Nina sent her.

After several attempts she finally had it.

Christmas Dinner

We had yummy breakfast casserole for brunch after all the gifts were open. Then dinner was the best!

Cheese balls Amy made.

Ham and potato casserole.

Alex eating with one of his power figures overlooking. (not sure who that guy is; I can't keep up with all of them).

Everything was yummy!

Those meatballs were to die for.

Meighan in her new coat we got her. Notice the rose on her hat and the buttons on the coat. I am drawn to anything with roses for our little Meighan Rose. If you didn't know, Rose is Meighan's great grandmother's name. (Paul's Grandmother).

Isn't she the cutest?