Four Families & Jesus' Birthday Celebrations

With four families in three different cities, Christmas at the Coyle Household is a whirlwind of events! It is very exhausting, but well worth all the great memories we make with our big, blended, extended family!! We started the day off at home making a birthday cake for Jesus (the man of the hour) and the entire reason for all the celebration! Kennedy loves this tradition we have started and it really drives home the fact of why we are celebrating Christmas! We made our first attempt of a gingerbread house which turned out really cute and a sugar covered toddler! We traveled to Pine Bluff that afternoon to celebrate with all the Coyle Cousins. We always celebrate Christmas Eve with Dave's dad's family. We returned home that night in time to put out reindeer dust and cookies for Santa. This was the most fun year yet for Kennedy! She was so excited to awaken to Santa's surprises, especially her new Dorothy dress. She was mesmerized by it and if you know her this is no surprise that her favorite gift would be an outfit! She had to stop and look at it after opening each present and wore it for the next three days. She even got it out of the dirty clothes and put it back on one time!! I finally had to tell her it was starting to stink and she decided to let me wash it! This dress is already infamous at our house and around Cabot & HSV! She also made us call her Dorothy the entire time!! Caleb really did not quite know what to think about all the fuss but was really happy I was letting him rip paper! Anyway, we traveled over to Cabot to celebrate with MeMe, Peeps, Cousins, etc. Christmas Day. We had loads of fun opening presents, a family gingerbread house, and playing games! We returned to LR that night and left for GiGi's & Uncle Chase's house the next morning for our third city in three days!! Thank goodness they are all in Central Arkansas! We spent the night at GiGi's and had a great time visiting, eating, and opening more gifts! We returned home yesterday and still have one more celebration with my Dad and sister next weekend. What a busy time but I can't imagine it any other way!

Making JC's Cake

Kennedy's Gingerbread House


Daddy & Kids getting ready for PB.

Mommy & Kennedy Christmas Eve!

Coyle Cousins Christmas Eve

Putting out reindeer dust!

Christmas Morning!

Kennedy AKA "Dorothy "on her bike!

Dorothy & Sleeping Beauty

Caleb's 1st Christmas

Looking in his stocking!

Cabot Posse

Nana & Dorothy

Family gingerbread house construction!!

Finished project!

New P.J.s at GiGi's

MiMi Brooks, Mommy, & GiGi

Mother & Daughter book from GiGi

Our future star!

Uncle Chase & Kennedy