Over the river and through the woods...

holidays are always hectic in our family. honestly, it's hectic for any married couple with children. who do you go visit? when do you travel? what will the weather allow? etc.
with the arrival of barry's baby, Christmas falling on a tues., and jessie's traveling to alabama; i think it's the first year i won't be with my siblings at least some time during december. it hasn't hit me yet... but i'm certain come that tues. morning i'll be a babbling mess :)
to help ease my misery i worked diligently to find perfect gifts for the nieces and nephews. had planned to send the gifts via snail mail but my parents reminded me that the minute brittany's water breaks - they are north-bound.
this morning we decided to make the jaunt through the nastiest winter thunderstorm i've seen and headed to grandma & grandpa's. they provided an amazing meal - as always - and we had a good visit while constantly keeping ellie away from the wood stove and fireplace. we were able to drop our gifts off for them to distribute. worked out nicely.
grandma tried to soothe ellie's crabbiness so i had to take a picture of that.
and here is the watson's home decorated for the holidays...