Christmas Eve

Although this Christmas was supposed to be one we spent up in Illinois at my parents', they very kindly came down to Atlanta for the second year in a row to be with us all, as traveling was out of the question with Sophia being so young (apparently, airplanes and germs don't mix well with newborns!).

The day before Christmas Eve, Dad flew in for the week and got to meet his newest grand-baby. So special!


Then on Christmas Eve we packed up the car and drove up to the mountains to a cabin for the Christmas week. My sister and her family arrived on Christmas Day and my brother and his wife came up the day after.
So Christmas Eve was quiet and relaxing, settling in and exploring the beautiful cabin.

The cabin had a gorgeous view from this deck

Settling in with a cup of tea

Opening their new PJ's on Christmas Eve

Reading a Bible story with Grampa before bed