giving thanks in texas!

pre-trip. apache got a good bath at wag-n-wash. very convenient and pretty necessary when it's freezing outside.
we split the trip up into two 5.5 hour drives. laurel and apache are incredible travelers. the brutal part was the sleepless night in the hotel room in amarillo due to an unexpected ear infection. grrrrr!

happy trails.

we spent 4 wonderful days at kissy and buddy's house. laurel LOVES her grandparents and her cousins. the visits are never long enough! she and warner were inseparable. look how big jackson has gotten! so precious.

lots of cooking and eating going on. hopefully i'll be able to participate a LOT more next year!

annual milk punch toast. they're pretty cute, aren't they?

we have so much fun together. pretty blessed!

dig in!

silly face

great picture

on friday, buddy and kissy took us to the charlie brown ice show at the gaylord texan. it was really impressive.

which one is sleepier?

laurel was NOT happy about the big blue parka

and you can see why - she could barely move and she looked like E.T. haha!

precious

the best one. a potential Christmas card gone awry. oh well!

on saturday, the egg bowl. the one day of the year i do not cheer for my husband's favorite team.

a house divided

and not very evenly, as you can see. poor little gibson!

nothing but love, when it's all said and done. :)

thank you buddy and kissy for a wonderful visit. thank you Lord for our wonderful family!