Christmas in Winston

Probably the best part of spending Christmas in Winston Salem is that we get to see Daniel's extended family-- the ones we only see every year or two. The last time we were in Winston Carver was only 7 weeks old, so a visit was much needed.

Christmas Eve is always spent with the Redding side of the family. Daniel's Uncle Richard, and his cousin Angie and her family came over for dinner and we exchanged gifts after that. Angie has a son who is only a couple of weeks older than Carver-- it was fun to watch them interact and play together.

Playing with packaging from one of his toys. This sweater was a gift from a sweet neighbor

Christmas morning was relaxing and fun. It is entertaining even at this age to watch Carver open gifts and start to kind of "get it." Of course, he had a lot of practice over a two week period-- three birthday "parties," and 2 Christmases. In true kid fashion for the most part he enjoyed the paper and packaging more than the actual gifts. Out of all of the nice presents from Nana and Papa, the favorite was this red cup...

Showing Lea the coveted new cup.

The Bohannon side of the family comes over for lunch on Christmas day for BBQ and finger foods. It was great to visit and catch up and get to see everyone love on Carver for the day :)

Carver with Nana and Aunt Pam-- showing his typical enthusiasm for his pacifier.

An added perk was the impressive amount of snow that began falling around lunch-time and blanketed the world by the following morning. I love snow!