Christmas with Aunt Ashelyn

                                         
 Yes, we just finally finished up our Christmas celebrations this past weekend. Aunt Ashelyn was attending a missions conference the week after Christmas while we went home to visit the family in NC so we did not get to see her then. She asked if we could wait and all exchange presents the next time we got together so that is what we did. We had been trying for over a month to figure out a time that worked for us all to get together with no success. Aunt Ashelyn did some checking and realized that meeting in Roanoke last weekend for lunch could work for all of us. Great plan!

 We were sitting in the restaurant waiting for our food and all visiting and a gentleman we didn't know stopped by the booth and asked what the occasion was. We answered "Christmas" and he just looked at us sort of stunned and then said "Um, ok" before he walked off!

 
Aunt Ashelyn made all the girls big fleece blankets for Christmas. They loved them! Bethany just wanted to sit on Aunt Ashelyn's lap and hold her blanket.

Aunt Ashelyn was creative with the boxes she used so Rachel got a toaster at first...

Then she loved her blanket too!

Ashelyn had never been to "The Great Star of Roanoke" as our girls call it so we headed up to Mill Mountain before she had to go back to Greensboro. We were there just as the lights came on as well so she got to see it all lit up too.

 Thanks to some kind passerbys we got lots of family photos with the star.

 Bekah and Ashelyn got a selfie in also.

 Thanks, Ash for sending me all the great pictures you got at the star.
We had a great visit with Aunt Ashelyn at our Christmas in February. It also worked great for us all to meet in Roanoke to visit. I have a feeling we will definitely be meeting there again to get together in the future. Great to see you, Aunt Ashelyn! We love you!