Let it snow let it snow let it snow!!!

It was so so incredible to get snow on Christmas Eve and Christmas day!!! Neither Tadd or I had ever had a white Christmas, and the boys were absolutely ecstatic.

Here are some Christmas Eve pictures. Mom came over and we had a very yummy Christmas Eve dinner as we prepared for Santa's arrival. The boys went out in the ankle deep snow and sprinkled food for the reindeer so they could energize while Santa delivered. Then we laid out our cookies and milk and headed off to bed!!

Kindergarten Christmas party

The last day before break the boys had their Christmas parties. They had crafts to make and snacks and games. And they had very two happy teachers. Each class party was individual, so I had to hop back and forth, but that wasn't a big deal. I am just so happy I'm lucky enough to be able to attend these events!!

Special ornaments

A friend of mine did this on her blog (thanks Leslie!) and I thought it was a super cute idea. A tad bit late for Christmas, but done all the same. I took pictures of some of my favorite ornaments on our tree and am posting them here, along with a little explanation of each one. Enjoy!!

1--This mailbox is from when I was a kid. I don't know why I've always loved it, but it was always one of my favorites. It is one of about 5 ornaments I have on our tree that come from when I was a wee child.

2--Buster in Santa's lap!!! Oh, the days before kids....I think I have 3 years of these. PetSmart had pictures with Santa...of course little Buster had to be there!!

3--Baby's first Christmas. I have two of these, one for each boy. Every year since then (2nd, 3rd, 4th Christmases) I've bought just one. But they each have their own "first".

4--Baylor Santa!!

5--Probably my very favorite and most precious ornament as of yet. I had it made and it has our wedding date and our names on it. Crazy that it's almost been 10 years!!!!

6--New Years 2000! Happy New Millenium!

Mom scored us an invite to have breakfast with the jolly old man this past Saturday at Neiman's. The Santa wasn't as "jolly" as we had hoped, but the boys didn't know the difference and they were pumped to let him know all about the DS they want and the games to go with it. The pic of them in his lap makes me laugh...guess they're a bit too big for that! I dug up pics from past Christmases to see their growth...don't know where all my Santa pics are!!! I swear, they've been to see the big guy every year except 03!!!





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Baylor vs Tech Shootout

We were very excited to get tickets for the Baylor-Tech game this year. They are trying to make this a big rivalry, and will be playing every year at the new Cowboys' Stadium. Super cool. Tadd, Ryan, Brandie, Mom, Tadd's parents and their friends, Tadd's softball buddy Chris, and I tailgated and went to the game. It was lots of fun. Baylor held their own the first half, but Tech caught up after half time. There were some shady calls by the refs though...and even I saw that. Oh well... maybe next year!!!

Family game night

We decided to get everyone out of the turkey induced haze and play a game. We pulled out jenga and taught the "elders" how to play. How much fun was that?! It of course turned into heckling jenga, complete with karate chopping sound effects, compliments of Cody & Blake's GI Joe characters. So much fun!!

Happy Turkey Day!!!

Most of my family came to Texas for Thanksgiving this year. We had my brother and his wife and kids, my Aunt Jessica & Uncle BJ, my Uncle Lee and Aunt Fritz, and of course mom. Tadd's parents also came over on Thanksgiving Day, as did his half brother and HIS kids. It was a full house!!! Tons and tons of food, and a wonderful time. It was great to spend it with my family!!
The weather was fantastic and the kids played outside for a long time. Precious Wallace practiced his walking skills (he's ALMOST there), and I finally found a bloody mary that I actually liked! Way to go Uncle Lee!