Micah's visiting Texas

My mom left Tuesday night and arrived back in Houston early Wednesday morning. She said she had a great time hanging out with the kids. :)

Wednesday night Micah came over to visit, and he stayed til this morning. We will probably get to see him again before he returns to college in Kentucky.

 

Micah in our backyard this morning.

This week

Elaine playing the Wii. She kept squatting and moving around, getting quite the work out... cracked us up!

Playing with the Robot they got from (I think) Jim's uncle. It dances and waves it's arms.

*Christmas Eve*

Driving around looking at Christmas lights on Christmas Eve

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Christmas Morning

Snuggling Grandma Robin Christmas morning.

Santa didn't hear that other people were already getting our kids pillow pets and Snuggies, lol. The kids thought it was GREAT! Between them, they got 6 Snuggies and 4 Pillow Pets. They are in Heaven!

With Grandma Robin. She's spending a week with us.

Opening some more snuggies, wearing snuggies

With a Wooden Art kit... that thing is HEAVY. lol

A book about drawing trucks (to help him practice fine motor skills)

Looking at stickers

The mess.

Making bracelets with her friendship bracelet kit.

Building a Lego helicopter. 

They drew a picture of Santa's sleigh with their art kit.

 (And, that's why it was Heavy, lol)

More December photos

Elaine picked out this Mermaid Barbie for her Birthday, and got her ears pierced.

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Elaine picked out this blue bike with butterflies.

Dolled up for Jim's office's Christmas Party, early December

Jim's Birthday

I won free tickets on facebook to see UNT's New Choreographer's concert on December 4th, which happens to be Jimmy's birthday. He was a good sport, so our whole family went. We cut out at one of the intermissions, because we didn't want to keep the kids out too late. (That afternoon, Elaine saw a play with her Girl Scout troop. They all had their faces painted... thus the butterfly on her face)

Jim's birthday card from Elaine had Jimmy thinking that she drew him as Darth Vadar... turns out it was just a card covered in everything Star Wars she could think of.

In the pictures, Jimmy is wearing his birthday present from me, a new jacket.