Howell Family Christmas

After we had Christmas at my parents, we headed up the road to my grandparents house to begin the Howell Family Christmas. I don't know how Addison survived, because there were 5 boys there and she was the only girl. The cousins really enjoyed playing with her. This was her first true test of a lot of people and noise. She did pretty well.

We started off the morning with a bow but that didn't last 5 minutes

Uncle T.W. and Addison

ALL the boys - this was the quietest they were all day

Addison loved the wolf from Great Wolf Lodge

All the boys got a trip to the Great Wolf Lodge from my grandparents

The Family

Brundrett Family Christmas

Brundrett Family (my mom's side)

Kilgore, Texas

The day was beautiful, so we took Addison outside. My aunt and uncle have a large piece of property with animals everywhere, so she really enjoyed it. She saw pine trees for the first time.

Getting ready to touch a calf for the first time. My dad was so excited to see that she liked them. Dad - you may have a new helper on the farm before you know it.

Daddy and Addison

Christmas at My Parents

We started our Christmas celebrations at my parents' house in New Boston. The morning began with a home cooked breakfast (yummy, my favorite meal of the day) and then onto the opening of gifts. It was so fun to watch Addison and William open gifts. William was a hoot. I can't wait till Addison gets that excited about her gifts. Until then, we'll continue to love eating wrapping paper. Thank you Mom and Dad for everything.

"Good Morning Sunshine"

Grandaddy entertaining till we opened gifts

My favorite food group - wrapping paper

William and Addison

William helping Addison open her presents

William received a lot of John Deere tractor gifts, which he loved. He can now do things by himself like Grandaddy.

Hockey Game

Jordan, Addison, Katie, Doug, and myself went to watch the Allen Americans Hockey Team (semi-pro) last Friday. The Allen center was really nice, however I wouldn't buy a pretzel. haha. We had a great time. Addison got to hang out with her Aunt and soon to be Uncle while watching her first hockey game. We knew it would be cold, so we made sure to bundle her up. Her little nose was so cute. It was red on the tip from being cold. She really enjoyed all the lights and people. There was a little girl next to us, so she thought it was fun to watch her. I was so glad that we got out of the house and got to show Addison a new thing. This is just the beginning of new things.

Thanks Dan!

Snow in Texas???

Can you believe it, snow in Texas in December? It didn't last long, but we'll take it. Addison got to see her first snow. She had just gotten up, so we ran and got the camera to capture the moment. She just kept looking at it and smiling. I think she kind of liked it. It was a little too cold, so we just opened the back door and took a picture.
My mom also came in this weekend to see Addison and babysit for us. I had a company Christmas party on Saturday night and chores all day, so my mom babysat Addison while I got a lot done. It was so nice to have some "me" time. Not trying to be selfish, but sometimes you just need it. I felt like I didn't see Addison all weekend, so that was a bummer. So a BIG THANKS to my mom for doing that for us! Addison loves her MeeMaw.