Joining the girl cousin Christmas tradition

Yes I realize that it is August and I am just now posting about Christmas but I still want to get caught up here and I did see TONS of Christmas decorations in Hobby Lobby just yesterday!  and it is not even a -ber month yet! 

In the Philippines Christmas music started playing in the malls and people decorated outside their houses and Christmas was in full swing beginning with months that ended in -ber!

There is a neat theater in Chattanooga where 3 of our cousins live that does a wonderful performance of the Nutcracker each year.  Jodi has been taking Katie for several years now and the younger girls started joining while we lived in Manila.  I was always sad that we were too far to join in.  So we made a LONG day trip through Atlanta and up to Chattanooga and back one Sunday and it was SO worth it to get to be part of the girl cousin fun!

Ashley doesn't know that you don't just get to do ballet on any Aunt's coffee table-but Aunt Emily lets you!

 We stopped to ride along with these 3 in Marietta!

 Eating at the Gregory's house before the show

 6 cousins, 3 aunts, Grammy, and Mimi bound for some fun!

 Some girls just don't outgrow handholding and skipping!

 below:  Ashley, Joy, Katie, Abby Jane, Maggie, and Blythe

Afterwards the tradition is hot chocolate at a nearby Starbucks!  Such a fun special Christmas memory!!!!