Oh what fun we had traveling to Texas and seeing family and friends!!! It was Everett's first trip to Texas and he even got a cowboy hat as a souvenir (see adorable picture below). We ate TONS of amazing food thanks to my parents and Uncle Richard. We literally had a smorgasbord of gourmet food for every meal all week. Adam and I even got a date night in downtown Ft. Worth! Of course, we didn't miss our opportunity for some Tex-Mex cuisine and ate at Chuy's twice. Everett had a fun time too trying new foods, meeting new people, and being the star of the show the second a camera was turned on. And if we weren't having enough fun already, it snowed on Christmas Eve and stuck around til Christmas day....it was actually a white Christmas in Texas!! What a memorable Christmas this year was!!
Rucker, Kim, and their son London
Everett petting Shasta
Amanda and her daughter Emerson
Trying out the jumper
Everett testing out a rolling walker that we borrowed
Our little cowboy
Why must you take so many pictures?
Making sure my hat works before I play in the snow
My Dad and Everett checking out the snow that is falling
Crawling around and having fun
Everett and Daddy
ALL the SNOW we got on Christmas Eve
Dinner after church on Christmas Eve
Steph's parents house when we woke up Christmas morning
Christmas 2009
Opening presents!
Spending time together as a family...Steph's Mom, Kristie (sister-in-law), and Lindsay (cousin)
My Dad teaching Chopsticks 101
Random fact from Adam: "The new $1.5 billion
Oasis of the Seas is the largest cruise ship in the world -- 40% larger than the next biggiest. The ship:
* Is about 20 stories tall
* Is 5 times the size of the Titanic
* Has an ice rink, a small golf course and a 750-seat outdoor amphitheater.
* Has 2,700 cabins
* Can accommodate 6,300 passengers and 2,100 crew members.
* Has 4
swimming pools, volleyball and basketball courts
* Has a 750-seat outdoor theater that doubles as a
swimming pool by day and an ocean-front theater by night. The pool has a diving tower with spring boards and two 33-foot (10-meter) high-dive platforms.
* Has an indoor theater that seats 1,300 guests
* Features an 82-foot long zip line, the first zip line on a cruise ship
Adam and Matthew trying to open my large jar of artichoke hearts for the spinach dip
Everett and Evan before bedtime
The spread of food for the New Year's Eve Party
We're so thankful for our friends!
Visiting the Youngs in Winston-Salem
Daddy, I want to try your Coca-Cola....
Getting ready to eat!
Yummy blueberry pear!
Adam started installing cabinet locks since we have plenty of kiddos at our house these days. I sat Everett down next to him for a minute and he was so intrigued about what he was doing. It's just really cute as Everett sat there for several minutes just staring at Adam.
