deck the halls

we began and ended our time in louisiana with johnny's pizza. for those who don't know, this is literally the best pizza around. however, pizza is only a very minor detail of our christmas in louisiana. lots of nerf gun wars, wrestling, baseball, football, good food, laughs, presents, and more food were shared by all.

i must add a note that these pictures (and the ones from alabama in the previous post) would not be nearly as great as they are without the awesome new camera i received from lee for christmas. also, there are A LOT of pictures coming!

every time we get together, it is so special to watch all the cousins play together and pick up right where they left off from the time before. they even enjoyed singing happy birthday to Jesus and blowing out the candles on His cake.christmas eve was a special night filled with a candlelight service at the church where the morrows and allens attend, a delicious spread of heavy hors d'oeuvres & a hot chocolate bar at erin & zach's, a dance party, and a giant coloring book.christmas day, the kids opened their books from us and mr. joe opened his presents from everyone, as well as passing out his own gifts.we ended the stay in louisiana with eva's 1st birthday party. she was too cute in her brown tutu and birthday shirt. she was a little unsure about all the attention while opening presents but soon embraced it when she realized she could put on a show for us while eating her cake. emily did an awesome job decorating for the party!