The weekend after Christmas we traveled to "God's Country" so that we could enjoy Christmas with my family. We had a great time and it was so nice to see my brother and his family. I miss his kids...especially my nephew Noah. **Side story for those of you who don't know...for a year from May 2006 to May 2007 I traveled to Chicago every weekend to take classes in order to get my teaching license. During that time I got to spend every Friday with Jon, Tonya and Noah. Many weekends Jon and Tonya would enjoy an evening out and I would feed Noah dinner, give him a bath (sometimes dinner in the bath tub :) ) read him a story and put him to bed. I feel like I share a special bond with Noah because I got to spend a lot of time with him during the first year of his life.** His daughter Millie is super sweet too, but I just haven't been able to spend a lot of time with her since I was 2-3 months pregnant when she was born. She lets it be known that she doesn't like Mimi or Pop to hold Jentry and not her too! I know Jentry and Millie will be great friends in due time!Anyhow, it was great to spend some quality time with them and my parents.
We also got to see all 3 of my Grandparents, along with a few of my aunts, uncles, and cousins since we missed seeing everyone on Christmas day.
Of course we exchanged gifts with Noah, Millie, Mimi and Pop. We decided that we were only going to do gifts for the children this year. Jentry got so many nice things from Jon and Tonya and Mimi and Pop. 
Jentry enjoying the paper as much as she did the gift inside! She is still a little young to really "get" Christmas.
Aunt Jenna and Millie admiring one of Aunt Jenna's new sweaters...like I said Millie opened any gift she could! She was too cute!
Mimi and Pop bought Jentry a new car seat, had a rocking chair specially painted for Millie, and got Noah a gator just like Pops!
It was so cool to see his face light up when he climbed onto the gator and turned it on! Millie loves her new rocking chair, and we are excited that we only have to buy 1 new car seat when Jentry is ready to move out of her "pumpkin" seat. 
Millie enjoying her hand painted rocking chair!
Millie tore into everyone's gifts...she didn't care who's name was on it, they were all for her in her eyes! It was very chaotic having 3 little ones open gifts...it was hard to control any of them!
We also got to see all 3 of my Grandparents, along with a few of my aunts, uncles, and cousins since we missed seeing everyone on Christmas day.
Of course we exchanged gifts with Noah, Millie, Mimi and Pop. We decided that we were only going to do gifts for the children this year. Jentry got so many nice things from Jon and Tonya and Mimi and Pop. Jentry enjoying the paper as much as she did the gift inside! She is still a little young to really "get" Christmas.Aunt Jenna and Millie admiring one of Aunt Jenna's new sweaters...like I said Millie opened any gift she could! She was too cute! Mimi and Pop bought Jentry a new car seat, had a rocking chair specially painted for Millie, and got Noah a gator just like Pops!
It was so cool to see his face light up when he climbed onto the gator and turned it on! Millie loves her new rocking chair, and we are excited that we only have to buy 1 new car seat when Jentry is ready to move out of her "pumpkin" seat. Millie enjoying her hand painted rocking chair!Millie tore into everyone's gifts...she didn't care who's name was on it, they were all for her in her eyes! It was very chaotic having 3 little ones open gifts...it was hard to control any of them!Jentry and Millie don't know it yet but Pop is going to build...or buy (I'm not sure which one yet) a really neat playhouse for them to enjoy. I know they are both too little to enjoy it now, but in a year or two, I'm sure we won't be able to get them out of it!
Aunt Tonya handmade Jentry a tutu. It is so cute! Here she is trying it on to see how it fit. Jentry isn't so sure about it, but I know she will love it! Every little girl loves to be a ballerina!
I know this post is a bit disorganized, but that is when you get when you are trying to blog a Christmas like this one! I also HATE how blogspot does pictures, they are very hard to work with. It is very annoying!
Great post Jenna! We were glad to spend time with you, Jack and Jentry as well! Not sure if Noah will remember his dinner in the bathtub, but I know he loves his Aunt Jenna...and cousin 'Ent-ter-ry'!
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