Merry Christmas!

We spent the month of December preparing our hearts for Christmas with Advent.  Here are a few shots from our Christmas lights adventure in a nearby town.  It was fun watching the kids run and play together as they explored with excitement.  IP even enjoyed looking at the lights.

Daddy, SLiM and McB looking up into the  trees filled with lights that look like leaves, some of them were made to appear to be falling like rain drops through the trees.

We spent a fun filled 4 day weekend, including Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at 

Granny and PawPaw's house.

Family photo on Christmas Eve

 The local volunteer fire department made a special trip down Granny and PawPaw's long driveway to surprise a few grandkids.  One of the perks of living in a very small town:)  McB was just a bit excited about the truck...can you find him in the pic with santa?  He didn't even panic when the siren went off.

We watched cousin E and C perform in their Christmas Eve program at their church.

Blowing out the candles was the highlight of our Advent devotionals throughout the entire month.

Making a birthday cake for Jesus

Riding horses

These two, cousin C(blue tractor) and McB(red tractor), had a blast together.  They both have crazy imaginations.

4 wheelin fun

Feeding Trout a plastic piece of cheese from the play kitchen

Chopping the garden.
Texas Weather;) 70's for most of the weekend and then REALLY cold  Christmas night.

We celebrated Christmas at home a day late.

IP's 1st Christmas train ornament

Our crazy kids having a hard time slowing down to pose for a pic

Christmas presents from Momma and Daddy

Sweet Boy

The best part of the Christmas presents from Momma and Daddy was the boxes that they came in.  They have been used to build forts, tents, and houses.  The bean bags have been dubbed "food bags" by McB when he didn't quite remember the name of them.