We arrived in Tulsa on Dec 14th for our visit with Nana and Pop (or Popsie Popsie as Evan decided to call him). It was about 45 degrees when we arrived...and it felt wonderful!! Nita and David mentioned that the temperature had dropped about 25 degrees during the 45 minute drive from Muskogee to Tulsa as a cold front had rolled in (guess the Lord knew we needed cold weather after being in the heat all year long). The cold weather remained, but unfortunately we never got to see any snow during our visit (although we did have some flurries the 2nd night we were there!). Andrew and I seemed to get over the jet lag within the first day or two, but it took Evan a good 4-5 days to get back to normal (the first few nights he had Andrew up with him watching Madagascar 2 from about 3 in the morning until 6 or 7). Since Coop's sleep schedule still had him up 1-2 times a night, it wasn't much of a change for him. He seemed to adjust back to a good nap and bedtime schedule within the first couple of days.
And the matching clothes continue!
Nana (on her birthday) and our smiler
Nana and our serious one
Cooper had tons of fun just hanging out!!
Evan's train ride after going to take pictures with Santa....he didn't care for the train so much when he rode it by himself...but he loved it the 2nd time when Mom and Cooper rode with him!
We had a wonderful visit and thoroughly enjoyed all the downtime we had just hanging out and doing lots of nothing! Andrew's brothers and their wives (as well as our two nephews) came in on the 20th to celebrate Christmas early. We got to meet our newest nephew, Max, and spend some time with both him and his older brother, Drew. Evan and Drew had tons of fun playing together and we had a great time watching them play. I think Nana and Pop were in heaven having all their grandsons together at one time.
Our new nephew, Max
Evan loved playing outside with his cousin, Drew. His Nana said the first time he went to run around outside, he actually bent down to smell the grass....I'm not sure he knew what it was since he never gets to see it here!
Cooper and his cousin, Max, already bonding!
I think we may have a thumb-sucker on our hands!
As you can tell, the picture with everyone looking was NEVER going to happen!!
We even had the opportunity to see alot of the extended family. Nita hosted a Christmas lunch at her house on the 20th for her side of the family, so Cooper got to meet alot of his aunts, uncles and cousins. It was a great visit with everyone and we were so glad we got the chance to catch up with everyone. Then on Christmas Eve, Aunt Diane hosted the traditional Thompson Christmas Eve get-together, so we got the chance to catch up with David's side of the family too! As always, the food was wonderful and we had a great visit with everyone. 
I thought this was a fantastic picture that Aunt Jenn got of Evan (smiling and all)...although he looks as though he has chicken pox with the red marks on his face (which are from mosquito bites he got right before we left, that he continued to scratch at!)
Cooper and his great-aunt, Trisha
Cooper and his second-cousins Katherine, Emily and Hannah
Since we celebrated Christmas early with the family - John, Leigh, Drew and Max left back home before Christmas day so Drew could have Christmas morning at his own house to see what Santa had brought him. Jeff (or Uncle Woody as E calls him) and Jenn stayed through Christmas day with us - so we had some extra downtime catching up with them which was really nice (thanks again guys for hanging with us for a few extra days, we really had a good time). Jeff went and bought a Wii while he was in Muskogee, so we spent the last couple of days getting in some bowling and tennis which was too much fun!
So on Christmas day once Jeff and Jenn had left, we decided to get our things packed up and ready to head to our next destination...Texas...for Christmas with BeBe and Boss. Nita and I agreed it didn't feel like it was really Christmas anymore since everyone had left and there were no presents under the tree any longer...so she decided to go ahead and pack up her Christmas tree and all her Christmas decorations!! I told her she was being a bit of a scrooge, but I couldn't really blame her for wanting to get her house back in order since everyone was gone! 
Evan (with hat head), Aunt Jenn and Uncle Woody
Keeping warm in the cold Oklahoma weather!
On our way to ride the train a 2nd time
On our way to the airport, but first had to get at least one picture with Pop!
Nana and Pop, thanks for a wonderful time, for all the wonderful gifts and for letting us take over your house for 11 days! We love you and miss you already!
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