Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas...

We had a great Christmas with multiple celebrations.  Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without the ones we love, Christmas music, baked treats galore, mass with a sweet Silent Night, Christmas Eve steaks, and my favorite....Christmas cards.  I love receiving Christmas cards so much that Buck saves them for me to open if he happens to get to the mail first.  It is fun to see photos of families and Christmas letters. 

We exchanged gifts with some good friends and learned that Brock loves opening presents!  Let the fun begin...

Christmas Eve with my parents and brothers....we have this awesome steak dinner tradition after mass.  I believe Brock opened everyone's gift for them.  He is so kind :)

Christmas Day...We actually slept in.  We probably only have one more year of that before Brock is banging down the door to open presents. 

Brock running to see what is under the tree.

Is it real? 

 and then for some reason I did not get more photos Christmas day except for late that evening. 

Merry Christmas!

We wish all of our family and friends a blessed Christmas. Remember the real reason for the season...Happy Birthday Jesus!

  Glory to God in the highest; and on earth peace to men of good will.  Luke 2:14

Santa 2011 Experience

As promised, here is the 2011 experience with Santa.  Maybe next year Daddy won't have to hold Brock on Santa's lap while Mommy laughs.  Hehe...

Southbound I35....

We traveled Southbound I35 the past two weekends and had a blast.  The first trip was with our good friends to Austin to celebrate a couple of 30th birthdays.  We had scheduled a wine tour and lunch at Salt Lick (yum!) for Saturday during the day and then out to party in our tacky Christmas sweaters.  Good times.  It is always fun to get our group together.

Our Limo

Birthday Girls

Jen rode back home with us from Austin and we took care of Brock and Rylan on Monday.  We had a great time with the boys!  Nanny Jen made sure she taught Brock "Geaux Tigers!"

 

The following weekend we jumped in the car again and headed to Temple for Christmas with my mom's side of the family.  It is always great to see everyone and this year it was definitely fun watching Brock and Darcy play together.  They ran around, rolled down the hill and even fell over once because they were hugging each other so tightly.  Christmas is so much more fun with kiddos!!!  This next set of photos is Brock and Darcy having a laughing fit....too cute. 

and more cute photos....

Rolling down the hill

One must take time to smell the flowers (not pull them up, right Brock!?!?)

oh, let's roll around some more...

Gigi and Baby Emily

Presents!

They spoiled us as children and now they spoil our children....Thanks guys!

more presents!

Brock loves his new toys

Proud grandparents!

It was a perfect day.  Thanks for all of the photos Dad!

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas....

Friday we decided to scope out the Holly Colley Holiday the city put together even though it was cold and misty-rain outside.  Brock enjoyed the petting zoo this time and even participated in the pony ride, although reluctant at first.  We watched the lighting of the tree and watched Santa arrive in an antique fire engine. 

Be gentle!

"It will be fun....just hold on."

This is fun!

Santa! 

A nice woman offered to take our photo

Brock also had his photo made with Santa.....um, he is not a big fan this year!  I will have to scan it in for the blog. 

This morning Brock helped to decorate the Christmas tree in his oh-so-adorable pajamas!  So far, so good on the tree....he hasn't destroyed anything yet, although it has not been decorated for 24 hours.