Merry Christmas

There has been a lot going on over the past week or so - too much to journal every detail - so here are some pics - mostly Christmas:

Mag's friend Carlie is home from college and wanted some friend pics. I absolutely love the pic of Maggie holding the fluffy weed thingy!

Her golf buddy Brian tagged a long for pics, and I snapped a shot of them together too!

Christmas Eve was spent in Gilmer, at Tommy's parents house:

Y'know that Saturday Night Live skit with Lawrence Welk and the Merrill sisters? Doesn't Tommy look like the last sister here?!

I warned her I was going to be posting pics on my blog and she made this face anyway...

Tim typically parks in front of the computer and stays put!

Rebecca, Maggie and Lindsey crafted most of the day

Sweet Mary! - Gran's fudge was delicious!

Me, Mag & Rebecca making fun of the "my space face" in the bathroom. I'm super hip!

Keith & Mag

Papa & Tim

Rebecca, Brenda & Lindsey

My attempt at getting a pic of my kids in front of the tree

Rebecca & Tim

Tim & Lindsey

Tommy & Keith - caught in the banana pudding!

awww!

This shot makes me laugh because it is so typical of any gathering at gran and papas house - everyone in the kitchen, munching on whatever is out on the counters!

Part of the house - it goes around to the next lot too - and on to the backyard - complete with music!

Then we headed home for our traditional Christmas Eve family stuff - opening the crepe paper balls from Nana, new pajamas, the Christmas story read by maggie, Twas the Night before Christmas by daddy, hanging of stockings, cookies for santa and off to bed!

Christmas morning was quiet this year since it was just the four of us - but it was really nice!

Charlie wishing Maggie a Merry Christmas! (or begging her for hot chocolate!)

opening all of those gifts is clearly exhausting!

Tommy making Christmas breakfast! He makes THE BEST EGGS!! He leaves the sausage gravy & biscuits to me!

As for New Years Eve - Mag & some of her friends went out to Plano for dancing, while Tim had a friend over for midnight celebrations.

Sorry, no pics of tim and his celebration :(

at midnight!