Christmas Weekly Wrap Up

Saturday:
-Traveled 5 hours to the land of sugar to visit Oma, Opa, & Bubba
- Enjoyed hours of baby play, story time, and family fun
- Said "Aggie" for the first time

 

Sunday:

- Drank Christmas wassel and watched movies

- Loved on Oma & Opa

- Explored the Christmas tree and new ornaments (Her favorite was a gold chime)

- Enjoyed a Christmas visit and gift exchange with my Aunt Erlene, Uncle Don, brother Chris, mom and family of 3 at Larry's. Oh how I love their Enchiladas. I think Ray is officially on board and may admit that they are amazing and if not the best enchiladas out there (my sentiment at least)

 

 

Monday:

- Traveled to the hill country to see my great aunt Alice

- Dinned at Fazolis for lunch-a college favorite

- Auby enjoyed coloring on her kid's menu

- Strolled around Hobby Lobby where baby girl "ran" through the aisles

-  Loved on Aunt Alice and had special bonding time with baby

 

 

Tuesday:

- Celebrated my Waldrup Family Christmas

- Ate our traditional sausage ball Christmas breakfast with warm wassel

- Baked homemade cookies with Oma and baby- My favorite Christmas tradition

- Unwrapped the spirit of Christmas with my family

 

 

Wednesday: Christmas Eve

- Said our good-byes to our Waldrup family and left for our Zellner family Christmas

- Rode her great great grandfather's handmade rocking horse

 

- Received our Zellner Christmas welcome

- Played at Chuck-E-Cheese- an Auby 1st

 

- Enjoyed amazing company from my Alabama Zellner loves, sisters, and family

 

- family taco bar for dinner

- Owen read the Christmas story with the grandkids



 

Thursday: Christmas

- Christmas morning we awoke to Santa's arrival.
- We celebrated hours of family fun including the unwrapping of gifts, morning mosas, Santa's little helpers, Chinese checkers, helicopter and bow and arrow play, Logo Party, finding the pickles, ladies scarf pictures, and even a few morning naps.
- Dinned at the in-laws and were joined by Ray's cousins, aunt, and nana.
- Enjoyed a family gift exchange

 

Friday:

- Pampered and pedicured with my Zellner ladies

- Boys cinema afternoon with Unbroken
- Enjoyed a dinner at Nana's with the family (A big thank you to Joyce, a family friend for taking the photo) Party of 17!
- Aubrey found her new favorite play place at Nana's- her garden tub

 

Saturday:

-We said our good-byes to Ray's sisters, picked up Mattie from Oma & Opa's house, and picked up Ray's forgotten Aggie ring at his parent's house. We said our good-byes to them and made  our way home to North Dallas.
- My favorite part of Downtown Dallas is where it appears the freeway is winding straight into the city. After a wonderful week with family, it was good to be home with my family of 3 and furbabe.

 





Friday @ Nana's!

Friday night after a fun girl's afternoon of pampering and pedicures, we enjoyed a dinner at Nana's. Thank you Nana for a special evening together this holiday season. What I love about this picture is the 16 people that are in it. It captures 16 very important people in our lives. Each person has had such an important role and has shaped this family into what it is. I truly am so thankful for this family and for the love of the people in it. It is amazing how God connects us and grows us daily. I send Christmas joy to you all and wish you such a wonderful New Year. May it be filled with happiness and joy! May we all focus on Him and the love that He brings.

Merry Christmas

Love, The Zellners

Our Zellner Bells 2014

Christmas Day we awoke by 7:30AM. I was so excited as Santa had already come. As we adorned our Christmas jammies and gave hugs and kisses to our family, we enjoyed a morning of play upstairs. By 9:00AM, all members of the family had arrived and once we made our way downstairs the unwrapping of Christmas began. From festive jammies, morning mosas, the giving of gifts, the finding of the pickle, and the excitement of the season, we surely enjoyed our Zellner Christmas. Enjoy pictures of our Zellner bells and morning together.

 

{I sure love these two smiles! Jacob & Olivia unwrapping gifts}

{Sweet cousins and high-five partners}

{Papa Z & Auby coming downstairs}

{Santa's Little Helpers}

{Aunt Becky & Auby}

{Auby's new grocery cart- Thanks Papa Z & Grammy}

{Helping daddy open presents}

{Nephew Jacob's new bow- Thanks Uncle Ray}

{Lots of new food for our kitchen}

 {Aunt Becky & Aunt Rachel find the pickles} 

 {Aunt Becky & Pillow Pet Love'n}

 {Rachel, Becky, Tassie, & Ryan} 

 {Unwrapping gifts with my babe}

 {She loves the paper!} 

 {Reading books with Aunt Tassie & Uncle Ryan}

 {Daddy's Little Helper}

 {Bronies Buds- Ray & Kendall}

 {Aunt Rachel & Auby Love'n} 

 {morning mosas}

 {Merry Christmas Love my family of 3} 

 {Rachel, me, Kendall, & babe}

 {Ladies scarf picture- Love'n our new scarfs Kendall}

 MJ, Tassie, Rachel, me, Auby, Becky, Kendall, & Olivia} 

 {Santa Who?}

 {Grammy Love}

 Love my niece and nephew

{Becky, Jacob, Will, & Olivia}

{Dad/Son, Cousin Kendall & Auby, Brother/Sister Love, Papa Z and our Alabama Family}

 

Christmas night we enjoyed a delicious dinner and a fun gift exchange with our extended family at my in-laws. It was so fun to see Ray's two cousins, Stephen and Will, as well as his Aunt Sally and Nana. From the giving of gag gifts and baby gifts, to the flying of helicopters, to playing with a bow and arrow, as well as chasing down my little runner, Christmas night was full of a lot of laughs and a lot of love.

 {Sweet baby gifts} 

 {Aubrey's new baby- Thanks Nana!}

  {Nana, Aunt Sally, & Auby}

{Tassie & Ryan opening gifts}

 {The best gag gift}

 {WHAT IS THAT?!?!}

 {Best Bane Mask}

 {Aunt Becky & Auby Love} 

 {Brother & Sister}

 {Kendall, Will, Rachel, & Stephen}

 {Cousin Kendall showing Auby Grammy's Winter Village}



 

Merry Christmas from our Zellner Bells!!!