Christmas 2008 - FINALLY

Well, as many of you know....I got laid off from my job on Jan 19th. I have been spending more time with the girls and when I do lock myself in the office for computer time, it has been to look for a job.

I now am at the point where I know I should make more time to catch up with blogging.

Here is Christmas 2008.
We had a wonderful time at Mama Leslie and Pappy Joe's house. Caroline just loves playing with her cousins and Susanna was a great babysitter for Sophie. Sophie learned to walk that week so it was fun watching them walk around the house. We were so glad that Mama Judy was able to come.
We made a Gingerbread house, the boys had a shootout in the backyard, we had LOTS of Pappy Joe's yummy Hot Chocolate, read the Christmas story and did a very large puzzle. Everyone seemed to get addicted to the puzzle.
Fun for All.
Here are some pictures.

4 Generation picture

All of the Girls that were at Christmas from the Williamson side of me

Mom and Mama Judy

Natalie looking at Caroline's Diamond Castle from SANTA

Sophie playing with her drum from SANTA

Me and Hunnie

Me and my beautiful sister, Angie

Mom doing the gift exchange with the Grandchildren

Caroline and Sophie opening gifts on Christmas Eve

Shoo Shoo (Shophie)

Sophie opening presents Caroline and I think Samantha

All of the cousins made a Gingerbread house with Aunt Deanna

Finished product

Christmas Preview

Here are a few of the pictures we took the other day. Caroline's turned out really well. Sophie, of course....was more interested in the tree.

Sophie Birthday Lunch

This is just a teaser cause I don't have time to do the whole thing right now. Here is a picture that Sarah took this weekend of Caroline blowing out Sophie's birthday candle.
SO CUTE!!
More pictures coming soon.

Miscellaneous Kid Pictures

Dinoland

2 weeks ago we took the kids to Dinoland. It was a special exhibit held at the Zilker Botanical Gardens in Austin. They had some lifesize replicas. Grandma Bobbie was able to come to this activity and we were happy about that. It was a cool, overcast morning and we had a great time learning about Dinosaurs.

Caroline
Family by the Falls

Caroline by Falls

Sophie Sandwich

Guarding Eggs

Girards

Butterfly Benches

Good Behaviour Picnic

In an earlier post, I mentioned that when Caroline gets enough stickers for good behaviour she can pick a family activity. A few weeks ago she wanted to have a picnic at the park....so we packed up our peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and went. It was a beautiful day and she had a good time.

12th Anniversary

Our 12th Anniversary was on November 16th. A few weeks ago we went to the Antlers for a weekend. It was the first time we had been away without a child for over 1 1/2 years. We go every year but missed last year because I was so close to having the baby.
This year we stayed in the Red Caboose. We did all of our regular activities: eat at Coopers, eat at Bluebonnet Cafe, sleep, watch movies in Marble Falls, sleep, etc.

Inside the Caboose

Red Caboose