Christmas in NC

We drove to NC this year to be with family for Christmas...we had a wonderful time.
We stayed at my folks house the first part of the week and then moved down the street to Gabe's folks for the rest of the week.

We went to Christmas Eve service with both families and went back to the Rob's for some stew. We also got a call from our friends in Scotland to announce the arrival of Isla Rebekah (congrats Kenny and Jude!!) Then Christmas morning we all woke up at 4:15 to serve at a soup kitchen for their annual Christmas breakfast. Unfortunately Gabe was still sick and couldn't join us but this was definitely a highlight of the week. We all left feeling blessed beyond belief. We had a big breakfast together and then we relaxed until dinner. Sue and Dave came back over and we had a nice big meal! We then spent a few hours playing rock band- this family sure knows how to "rock"!
Gabe spent the majority of Saturday 4-wheeling with my step father. Ask Gabe about it- his whole face lights up everytime he talks about it and tells everyone it was the most fun he has had in a long time!
We moved to Gabes parents home for the rest of our visit. We played lots of Wii and ate lots of food. We were also able to catch up with a few friends and other family members. It was such a relaxing visit- Dakota and I both got hair cuts (saved at least $100 doing this in NC and not NYC) and I even got a massage from a 2 year old gift card that I had through work. We hit up all of our favorite restaraunts and really had a wonderful week in NC.