Aggies R Us

Aggie Mens Basketball

We took the girls to their first Aggie basketball game together. Emma went when she was an infant with us while living in Aggieland. They had a lot of fun and even got into the spirit of cheering on their Aggies. We also visited some favorite food spots, did some shopping, and went to Santa's Wonderland. We had a great time as a family and will take several more trips soon.

Emma and Abby Thanksgiving at School

Ray and I with the help of Uncle Eric made homemade mac n cheese, dressing, and sweet potato desert for their feast at school. I was able to attend this year! Everyone enjoyed the tasty food and the girls loved having us with them.

Pearl Jam 2013

We traveled to Dallas and Oklahoma to see Pearl Jame twice. This is our favorite band and we have seen them at least 8 times and we had a blast! This band takes us back and we can enjoy sweet memories of when we met and things we did while we dated.

Aggie Football Painting

Our first time painting and we went with some good friends. We had a really great time together. Ray and I of course had to paint Aggie footballs. We were the only people in the class so we really got some quality time with the instructor and great tips for future painting. Ray gave his painting to his Dad for Christmas and he placed mine in his office at work.

Christmas Day 2013

We started the morning opening all of the gifts Santa brought! The girls were excited to receive a lot of Octonauts, Jake and the Neverland Pirates, Doc McStuffins, and Sofia the First toys. They also received tickets to the Pirate and Princess adventure on Saturday! Vickie came over with her kids to celebrate the day with us, my parents, and my brother Eric. After a day full of play, we settled in for a dinner of standing rib roast, mashed potatoes, and green beans. For dessert there was cookies, fudge, and wassail. It was a wonderful Christmas!

Christmas Eve 2013

The morning of Christmas Eve, we let the girls open a gift in the morning that contained pajamas for them to wear that day and a different pair for the evening. We then left to Beaumont to celebrate Christmas with Brandie's side of the family. Brandie's mom made her biscuits, tomato gravy, and some other favorites. All of the kids and other family members opened their gifts, and then we all got to chat for a bit. We then left and came home to make shrimp creole for dinner. We usually eat seafood on Christmas Eve. We then showed the girls a custom video to them from Santa before they went to bed. They left out cookies, fudge, and milk for Santa, and I assure you he enjoyed it!

Decorating the Tree

Decorating the tree is a family project. We all had a wonderful time decorating the tree and other areas of the house. We talked about Christmas past and drank hot chocolate. We will post pictures of the finished product soon.

Trimming the Christmas Tree

Once we got the Christmas tree home from the Knights of Columbus tree farm, we realized that they did not trim the bottom enough to meet our needs. It would not fit on the tree stand, and then there were low hanging branches that would prevent the girls from seeing the train under the tree. I remembered the hacksaw I bought a couple of years ago was in the shed, so to work I went. It ended up being a very nice tree when we were done!