Let's Rewind Now Shall WE???....Christmas 2016 |

You know how they say time get’s away from you? Well, it truly does. I have yet to recap Christmas and I would normally be way past that point. All I have to say for myself is this has been a busy season in life. You know…you think once those kiddos get in school you’ll get a “break”, nope, not really. It’s actually a lot more to do!

Anyway, I’m glad to hop back on the blog bandwagon and let’s play catch up shall we? I won’t go into anything political on my blog because y’all I just can’t handle it anymore and the one thing I DO KNOW is God’s got this!

Queue lots of pictures ahead and a bunch of fun recaps over the last month that I’ve been lagging on. We are loving our new home and being in it for Christmas was wonderful! Terence likes newer homes, but I have to say I am really enjoying all the “quirks” this house has to offer, we love our neighborhood, and we are right where we want to be.

Christmas Family Photo 2016

The Branch Family 2016- Yes those are all our nieces and nephews and they are the sweetest and cutest evah!

Connor and I headed to Arkansas for Christmas break just the two of us. Terence stayed behind due to work and we missed him, but we were back in time to celebrate Christmas day together. We had fun visiting with my family in Arkansas and my twin sister Bonnie. Jarrett and Connor always have the best time. We drove a Mazda CX-9 to Arkansas and the trip in that car was AMAZING! That’s my next car y’all…I have already decided this.

Here we are jammed in the car with all our Christmas aftermath. I found some great deals on furniture at Restoration Hardware, and thanks to the extra room in the Mazda CX-9 I was able to bring a beautiful bench and some bar stools home 🙂

Isn’t she pretty? We literally went home to Razorback nation in a Razorback red SUV and we loved it!

Plenty of storage in the back for all the presents. This car was such a dream for our trip home for the holidays.

Connor is always complaining about the sun being in his eyes. There were built-in sun visors in the back seat and they were literally a lifesaver for him and myself because there was less whining! LOL!

One thing I know I can’t live without in my next car is a backup camera. I don’t have one in my car now…but I feel so much safer having that feature in a car. Also, the heads up display is one of my favorite features. It shows the speed limit on your windshield.

Thank you Mazda for a wonderful RED Merry Christmas in this beautiful CX-9 it truly was a dream to drive and a great family car!

We celebrated Christmas Eve and Christmas Day on the farm. It wouldn’t be Christmas in my heart unless I was here to celebrate with all the people I love. Isn’t it so pretty?

My Mom and Nannie outdid themselves and now I’m currently trying to work off all the food I ate over the holidays. I miiiiigggghhhtttt have had one too many eggnog lattes as well…oops!

Nannie’s tree

The stockings were all hung with care…

The boys are reunited at last. These two are Minecraft crazy right now. I don’t really understand Minecraft, but they sure are into it!

Bonnie and I had the great pleasure of meeting Tracy, she’s one of the very first friends I made blogging and we’ve been friends ever since. It’s so funny because she was in Texas and now she’s back in Arkansas and lives close to my sister. This lady is a JOY JOY JOY down in my heart and it was so wonderful to finally get to visit with her.

Me and Bon getting our Starbucks fix 🙂

Connor and Nannie Sue enjoying lunch

Downtown Conway at the Christmas tree

The boys playing….what else….MINECRAFT!!!

The boys just love their POPPY. I wonder if they are related to Santa???

Nannie got us all matching shirts that said “I really really ~~like~~ love ______” And filled them in with something we all loved. Mine was blogging.

The boys opening their stockings on Christmas day

Road tripping with my best buddy. He’s a great kiddo to take a trip with 🙂

Prancer and Dancer…ahem…I mean Becky & Bonnie

Our Christmas Mantle

Our Christmas tree…can you spot all the coffee ornaments???

BRANCH FAMILY CHRISTMAS

We also had a great family Christmas with Terence’s family. We celebrated the birth of Jesus with a birthday cake and told the story of how Jesus came into the world. We had a yummy dinner and a delicious ham courtesy of Petit Jean Meats. MY ALL TIME FAVORITE PLACE TO GET HOLIDAY MEAT!!! It’s sooooo good!