Thursday, November 29, 2012

Thanksgiving Part 2


Kumen, Holly, and Lil Mac arrived and we all went out to dinner without the kiddos (except Mac, who slept in his baby carrier while we chowed down).

Nothing better than some Lupe Tortilla beef fajitas!

Mac is a beautiful and good tempered little baby boy.  Everyone wanted to hold him.

Thanksgiving morning, the boys went and played Turkey Bowl.  They lost.  :(

The girls made the feast.  And we won!  The Turkey was delicious if I do say so myself.  The brining and injecting is the trick.  The turkey is so moist and tasty when you do that.
 
The day after thanksgiving, we all went to the zoo.

It was Little Mac's first trip.  :)

Stephen's shoulders had many different kids on them before the day was done.
Creighty really bonded with Stephen on this trip.  He liked the feel of his beard.

Our kids loved having Nolan and Colton around.  They were so sad when they left.


After the zoo, we went to a movie.
 
And then on Saturday, we cheered the Aggies onto victory.

Taylor and Stephen went to the game, and Taylor wasn't too happy about Stephen making him wear and A&M sweatshirt.  Taylor is a rabid OU fan.

One more chance to hold Macky before he headed back home.
 
Taylor and Stephen may have seen Johnny Football clinch the Heisman trophy.
While the boys were at the game, the girls had a girls night.  We got pedicures, had dinner, and went shopping!

Bella, Soph, and Em were in heaven!

Taylor and Jen and the boys stayed into the following week, and we got our kids out of school early on Monday and went to the indoor pool and water slides in Lake Jackson.  We had the whole place to ourselves.  The kids had a blast!

Thanksgiving Part 1

We had special visitors at our house for Thanksgiving this year, and we packed each day with fun, food (too much!), and family.  Both of my brothers and their families came to town, and here is what resulted.

Taylor's family arrived first.

And the cousins hit it off!

Bella and Creighty had a special bond.


We went down to Galveston for an afternoon, and the weather was perfect!



The water was cold, so the kids just dipped their feet in.


And played in the sand.
 
Jen was too cold to brave the water.


The following day we went to George Ranch.

 
And learned how they lived in Texas 150 years ago.
 

 
The kids had fun exploring . . .


. . . And trying their hand on old farm equipment.

 


Two city slickers.

We saw a cowboy show.


And then finished off with lunch and treats.

It was warmer that day, and the kids wanted to brave the pool, which was still pretty cold, so they jumped in!

Burrrrrrrrrrrr!

A little sunning on the driveway was needed to warm up.


Even Creighty's love for water was eventually overcome by the cold.