Christmas 2009

It's Christmas time again!!! This year has been a nice white winter. We have had snow and plenty of cold. The girls are super excited about Christmas this year. Misty wrote Santa a letter at school and he answered her back...imagine that!!!! Beth got to see Santa at Breakfast with Santa. We have had a nice Christams break as well. So good to have a little bit of time off to spend with the family. Paul brought home a Japanese Pachinko machine from work. It was a prize at his Christmas party, but the winner didn't want it. I can only imagaine why....lol! Paul's brother and his wife came down to spend Christmas with us this year. So his parents had all of the grandkids home!!! Everyone came to our house for Christmas dinner. The kids made a gingerbread house and cookies. They also did the traditional pickle hunt on the tree!!! It was a great christmas with family!!!

Our Christmas Tree...


My beautiful babies!


Making cookies for Santa.


The pachinko machine.


Christmas morning...


The kids table...cousins!


Doug and Julie


Beth and Tyler making the Gingerbread house.


The kids hunting for the pickle on the tree...

Snow Day!!!! December 4, 2009

It's snowing!!!! Who would have thought it, snowing two years in a row, in Houston. My girls are going to expect it every year now. It starting snowing around 10:30 am at work today. They decided to let the kids go home early from school at 1:00. After picking the girls up at their gradparents, we went home and played in the snow!!! The girls made a snowman, and I must say they did a great job!!!! Paul missed the snow, he was in New Jersey for work, but we took a bunch of pictures to show him when he got home.


We didn't get much snow in the front yard because of all of the trees...but you can see it all on the roof.

Our backyard

The girls working on Mr. Snowman...

They were so proud of their snowman!!!

Thanksgiving 2009

We had a great Thanksgiving this year. Paul's dad fried a turkey, which is always a treat!!! Paul's mom and I split up all of the side dishes to cook. I was able to use my parents dishes this year. Growing up, we used to always use them for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner each year. I was so happy to be able to carry on the tradition. We also started a new tradition, serving Bobby Huff's (Paul's Dad's cousin) pineapple bread pudding. It is to die for!!!! I think we had so much food left over that we were eating Turkey for at least a week. I always love Thanksgiving...after all, it is my favorite holiday!


Paul carving the turkey!

The table set with my parents dishes.

Dinner is served!!!!