Christmas Eve with Dixons and Taylors

Brad and I left our house about 4:00pm headed to my mom's church for our annual Dixon dinner (or as Brad likes to call it... our "family reunion"). We had a pretty good crowd this year and there was tons of food. I ate a little, but Brad didn't eat anything (more on that later). We had a good time talking and seeing family that I hardly ever see-- and picking on people! Ha! The weather was terrible though!! It was a rough drive to the church, but it was even worse when we left. Brad had to carry me to the car (the parking lot was under water!!). Then he drove like 40mph on our way to his parents' house. It was raining so hard that we could barely see the road. To make matters worse, we were in my car and not Brad's truck so we were getting blown around on the road.

Sorry for not having any pictures, but it was raining so hard when we got to the church that I didnt want to get the camera bag out!

We finally made it to Brad's parents and it wasn't raining as bad in town. Normally, Brad's grandparents host Christmas Dinner at their house and Brad's two uncles, two aunts and cousins come. This year was a little different. Brad's grandfather was admitted to the hospital the day before Christmas Eve with (what we think was) a sever case of the stomach virus. So, we spent the evening apart. Brad's mom cooked dinner for us and Brad's brother and sister. There was a ton of yummy food so Brad ate two plates and I might have had a little more. Don't worry, I did skip dessert

My mother-in-law, Mrs. Julia

My sister-in-law, Susan
My brother-in-law, Clay
My father-in-law, Mr. Joel

and their dog, Obie

and in case you need proof I was there....

Brad was the designated photographer for the night so that explains why he wasn't taking any with me in the picture! Ha! We normally open one gift on Christmas Eve with the Taylors, but we decided to wait until Christmas Day.