Christmas in Memphis~2011

We were lucky enough to have 8 extras join us for Christmas this year. We don't get many visitors so we're always so excited to have extras...especially for Holidays. My parents, Alyson's family & Reiley all flew in on the 23rd and the excitement began right away with a visit to GUS's fried chicken---YUM!!!! The following morning Cara was baptized, a little shopping was done and then of course the cooking began. We celebrated Christmas Eve mexican style...kind of a Hooper family tradition. Unfortunately I was a little busy and forgot to get the pinata out-guess I won't have to buy one for next year....

After dinner we opened up Grandma Shauna and Grandpa Dave's presents...and we were all surprised with a pre-vacation to our Disney Cruise vacation with a 3 day Orlando vacation. We're all so excited we can hardly stand it!!!! The kids of course got their Children's Place jammies and then headed off to bed so Mommy and Daddy could start more craziness with Santa.

Christmas morning in our Sunday Christmas best with Grandma and Grandpa~This was taken after church-the kids were up the stairs quickly to change so they could get started on their Santa gifts.

Grandpa did very well this year....look at this beautiful ring my Dad got my Mom. I love it!!!

For Christmas we (us kids) decided to take our shirts from our last Disney vacation, this past summer, and have them made into a quilt. My sister Natalie made it and did an AMAZING job....she far outdoes me in the talent/craft/everything department!!!! After Christmas was over we hung out, went to LOTS of movies, out for BBQ, did the touristy stuff, shopped, went to basketball games........dot, dot, dot

We were sad to see our Memphis Christmas come to an end....It was so nice to have family in town.....most of all it was so nice to see my kids make memories with their cousins, aunt, uncles & cousins. Here's Isaac giving Evan a hug goodbye...so cute!!