Christmas celebration in Tazewell

As per our usual holiday season, we got to spend the weekend before Christmas up in Virginia, visiting Thomas's family and staying at Abby's house. We got more SNOW, which is always so awesome! By the way, it's not lost on me that all my posts seem so "social media friendly" and only showing the best parts of our lives. Totally. But I'm for real that we had so much fun during the holidays this year. I can truly appreciate that we are to a point that it's (relatively) easy to get the boys in the car and go wherever we want to go and do fun things! It wasn't that long ago that it was a major production to go anywhere at all, for any period of time. I love it that we can travel, visit family, and just ENJOY life right now. I'm grateful.

Because it was snowing, we got caught in quite a bit of traffic getting up to VA (ok, see, that's not "the most fun!") and so we ended up meeting Abby on Main Street for dinner downtown and by the time we got there, everyone was hungry!

Walking up Main Street on fresh snow
to have dinner at Seven

We ate at Seven, not for the first time, and once again, it didn't disappoint. When we got up on Saturday morning, the ground was absolutely covered in snow. The boys choked down a little breakfast but basically couldn't wait to get outside to play. Abby's backyard is totally perfect for playing. There's a nice long downhill for sledding and plenty of room to run around. I would be remiss if I didn't mention that I basically turned into a big kid out in this snow. I was running around with the boys, chasing them around, challenging them to sledding races and just having good, old fashioned fun!

Dada and Rayn

Running around

Such a beautiful scene

Selfie with my sweet boy

Pile on mama for a sled ride!!!

Family selfie

So idyllic

Brothers

They didn't want to sit still very long!

Snowball fight!

"take me back inside now" ;)

SNOWBALL FIGHT!

William loved it out there!

Eventually the boys got tired of playing the snow and we came in to get ready for our lunch at Granddad's. Also, the Lewis family arrived in time for our mid-day festivities at Granddad's house.

Stokes was "working" at Granddad's desk

Two handsome fellas

William had to take an important call!

Granddad with Ashley and Ryan

4 Generations of Peerys

Pretty awesome.

One more for good measure.

The boys with Taylor and Anna

Then it was time for presents. We get completely spoiled!

Checking out all the gifts

Happy Ryan!

How cute is he?!?!?!

TOYS!!!

Granddad opening his gifts

What a wonderful patriarch!

General present mayhem

Fifi snuggling Ryan

William loving on Winston, Mag's doggie

Still loving the snow!

Snow covered ground in the mountains of VA

My man and me

+ Stokes and William

Ryan and Taylor

Too pretty to leave!

We hit Tazewell right at the perfect time with freshly fallen snow and Christmas on everyone's minds and hearts. We look forward to getting up there again this spring/summer!