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Merry Christmas Day!

Christmas Eve night we had Sarah, Deborah, Daniel, and Daniel spend the night.  It's night like this that we got this house for, to fill it up with family, kids, and laughter.


Christmas morning my dad, brother Bennett, Eli, and boyfriend Josh came over.  Finally the whole family together.  I never knew I wanted a big family until I had it. As the kids grow up (too quickly) the times we're all together are growing fewer and more precious.


Our traditional family Christmas begins with breakfast of scrambled eggs by Daniel Scott, hash browns, fruit, biscuits, and bacon followed by stockings and presents before the kids go their merry ways.  Christmas morning is my favorite day of the whole year.  

For the moment, I leave you with this little glimpse into our wonderful family and the promise of more to come.

Merry Christmas Eve!

So my family assures me they do indeed read my blog.  At our family Christmas today some of them did comment I haven't blogged much.  OK, so here goes.  If you're reading this, comment, please.


Christmas Eve was awesome!  This year was Randy and my turn to host the Walker clan.  We had a wonderful time with Randy's parents, his brother and sister-in-law, his kids, and our adorable granddaughter, Emma.  We love being surrounded by family.


Emma spent all afternoon playing with packets of M&Ms, moving them from basket to plate to gift bag and back again.  She never tried to open them.  Organization is her thing.

Collin didn't get quite as much attention as he's accustomed to.

Randy's son and daughter-in-law, Andrew and Heather

Randy's daughter and son-in-law, Meredith and Andrew

Randy's brother and sister-in-law, Johnny and Dian

Happy Family reading ABC's of Emma book

The "grown up" table..  Haha!

The "kids" table.. Haha! 

Randy's parents, the best in-laws ever

Grandy and Emma...  awwwwww!!

Oh, man!  No family group shots or pictures of Grandma with Emma.  :/  Better try harder next time.

Happy Holidays

Sweet Granddaughter Emma

Innocent little angel

Emma and Grandma MySpace photo op

Grandy and Emma with Collin sneaking puppy kisses

Hallmark Moment... smell the candle, Sarah

Hmmm.....

"Cheese!"

A little ham...

Hi, Grandma! 

Silly little girl

Online Shopping

Christmas shopping this year is being done online at our house.  No driving to multiple stores, maneuvering crowds, or circling parking lots in search of the perfect parking spot.  Now the hallway is filling up with boxes delivered by the big brown truck.  Only way to go!

Happy Thanksgiving

Poteet Pirate Band!!!

Photo Shoot pictures

It occurred to me in the last day or so that i didn't post the pictures from the photo shoot in June.  Big oversight on my part.


For Mother's Day in May, local awesome photographer, Sara Barnes, held a contest.  Mothers were nominated and the winner determined by which mom had the most votes.  I am greatly honored and humbled to have won the competition.  So many wonderful comments and votes were made... THANK YOU to all who voted and to my wonderful children for making me a mother and for the phenomenal things they submitted to the contest.


My family had never had professional family portraits before.  My children graciously endure thousands of informal family photos.  These are our first professional ones.


Sara, the Wallflower Photographer, is fabulous, fun, and talented.

Stars and Stripes Forever

Heavenly Hibiscus

Once the inferno temperatures went down and 5 tornadoes blew through Texas, the hibiscus are flowering unbelievably beautiful flowers.  The most we've seen is 6 blooms on one plant in a day.  Hibiscus bloom for one day and are gone.  We have four bushes, one red, one orange, and two peach.  They have grown so much they have almost earned a permanent spot in the yard to get out of their planters.  :)