Snapshots from Texas

Here are some random pictures from our week with Memaw and Papaw. Isaac really took off on the bicycle.


Isaac loved playing the piano and here is Uncle Boyd showing him how.



I think Isabella loved spending time with her Papaw as much as he did with her!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from Texas! We've had a great time here in Lubbock with Memaw, Papaw, and Uncle Boyd! It was 70 today and sunny. Isaac had a ton of fun opening gifts. And Isabella had more fun eating the paper and ribbons than playing with her new gifts. Isaac opened a few gifts and then helped pass some gifts out. Christmas really is more fun with kids. It is a magical feeling to see Isaac open up a gift and get so excited about it, to see his eyes and mouth grow wide, and exclaim, "Oh, I love it!" To give really is better than to receive.

Here are some pictures of our Christmas morning! Enjoy!

Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow!

We have some snow here in New England! And for once, I enjoyed it. It was actually quite calming for us. Rick and I did not have to work so we were able to stay home (and out of the traffic). We played with both Isaac and Isabella, made a fire in the fireplace, worked on Christmas cards, and caught up on laundry. We watched a Mickey Mouse movie with Isaac and then had a lesuirely breakfast this morning. So wonderful!

This is a view from our front porch this morning when we got up.

This is our backyard, which is how we first saw it before we bought it. It makes the slope not seem so steep.

And here is Isaac helping Rick clear off the car. We also bought him a kid sized snow snovel. He thinks it's fun to shovel and we have no plans to tell him differently.

This was Isabella's first time in the snow. She did pretty good and looked so cute in her pink snow suit.

Here are my two snow babies!


And finally, here are some short video clips of Isaac enjoying the winter weather.

Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree

We asked Isaac the other day what kind of Christmas tree he wanted. He told us he wanted the kind with the pink ribbon. It took us awhile to figure out what he meant, but then we realized all the trees have some sort of ribbon tied around a branch to mark them. That kid has a mind like a steal trap. Isaac went with Rick to pick it out and then he HAD to open the door for Rick to bring it inside.

Here is Rick putting it in the stand.

Isaac loved the tree. He told us so.

This picture was taken by Isaac. I think he did a pretty good job. It took us a few boxes to find the right lights. Isaac had to open and somewhat empty each box to double check. Our "ligging room" was a mess, but what was more important was that we were together as a family, enjoying our evening.

Gimme S'more, Man!

Isaac was so excited because last Sunday night we were finally able to make s'mores. The previous week's attempt ending up with him eating blue and green paint. I'm sure these s'mores were much more tasty. One of the many things I love about Isaac is that he gets so excited about things. He had his typical huge, open mouthed smile and jumped up and down when we were getting them ready.