Jerrod and I brought in the New Year by celebrating at a wedding. It was absolutely gorgeous and so much fun! Gammy was sweet enough to drive in and keep the kids, so we actually had a real date. We love to dance together, and danced most of the night. I'm so lucky to have such a talented dancing partner, and after 10 years of dancing together, we get a few compliments!
Waiting for Santa...these 3 are at the best ages for the magic of Christmas!
We love our newest cousin, baby Brycen.
Gammy came up to see us and babysit the kids (all of them) so that we could go out for New Year's! She also came to celebrate my hubbies 30th birthday...more on that later!
At Nana & Papa's, the (15) stockings were hung!
And Bobo came by with a pet tarantula, and guess who wanted to hold it...
Davy Crockett supplies....
and some very cool night spy goggles.
I love these two pics of the kids with my grandmothers.
Aren't they so pretty?
We spent Christmas morning at home with our own little family, and it was such a sweet time.
On Christmas Eve, Lexi created this holiday Bingo game. It was such a hit that she recreated it at Nana's for all of the cousins to play.
Playing Bingo..
My sweet friend Lisa and her kids came to make Christmas cookies, and Luke spent the night with Will. They were pretty clever, leaving Lisa and I this "UPS" package on the front porch and ringing the doorbell before running off.
And this is where Tate and Sister slept every night over the holidays.
When the boys came down with the flu, we thought we were going to have to cancel Tate's birthday party. Fortunately, they were fever free and had been treated long enough to go ahead with the fun. Although, a few kids played it safe and stayed away from the flu, we still had a good turn out. Boy, does this guy love the attention!
Melt my heart!
My baby is 4! That just doesn't seem right! This little guy has changed our family in big ways. The future is bright for this boy, so full of personality. He is so different from my other two, a challenge I must say. Right now, I am really having to learn how to shape his little heart without squashing his spirit. Challenging, I will say again. He is so quirky, full of life, and funny! Of all 3 of my babies, his humor and mischevious nature surpasses them all. He's a skinny little thing, but can fill up a room with his energy, could live on sugar alone if I let him, has no interest in real food, doesn't care what anyone thinks of him (which I'm determined this will work in our favor one day), is very brave, loves orange juice and babies, is very intelligent, finds great joy in pulling pranks(yes, already), and loves attention (of any kind). He can be pretty sweet too, especially when he wants his mommy. Happy birthday, my littlest one, may God bless you this year and years to come!
We were blessed to get 4 box seat tickets at the Bass Hall to the Nutcracker from Jerrod's boss. Of course, Jerrod and the boys had no desire to go, so they skipped out and did their own thing. Lexi and I had a date with Nat and Tatum for the evening. It was so fun being with the girls downtown during such a magical time of year. We ate at the new Chuy's and the girls loved the Nutcracker!
What a fun night we had with our cousins on Saturday! We met Zach and the kids in Aledo for their Christmas celebration, while Nat and her friend set up a booth for their (awesome) picture frames. The night began a little rough, our train ride with 7 children was cut short after the train broke down! You can only laugh in situations like these. The evening quickly turned around when we found the petting zoo, smores, kettle corn, and sausage on a stick. All in all, it was a very fun night!
Dixie snapped this picture of the 3 of us at Thanksgiving, and it just reminds me of how thankful I am to have these two as my sister-in-laws. Growing up without sisters has drawn me even closer to these sweet girls. 