Two Cute!

FHE de Rama

We had some new church members and the missionaries and some branch members over for Family Home Evening tonight. It was SO much fun.
We had a lesson from the scriptures on Ephesians 6:11-15 about putting on the whole armor of God.

We made the armor out of colorful playdough. Then we sang songs and played a game called

Do You Know Your Neighbor?

Tejanos

If you want to extend fall head to Kelsey's in mid December. Boys play hide and seek.

Girls play hide and seek.

Creatures play hide and don't seek in the backyard tree.

The ubiquitous live oak makes.....

the hill country beautiful.

Hey! We're trying to take pictures here!

There, that's a good pose behind the church at the Alamo in San Antonio.

Time to head to other sites.

Looks like Jay will be saying "Remember the Riverwalk" in "San Antone."

Ice Rink

With little snow and lots of freezing and thawing we have an ice rink out back this year.

Please? A picture for G & G

My pup had so much fun playing with the kiddos and cuddling with our little naturalist, Lidia.

Winter Birthday

You can guess where Judy took me to lunch?
Isn't this a beautful ice sculpture?

There's our guy helpin' out, but of course with much commentary.

Pretty Heady Stuff

An important site on our tour of Austin for a 3 year old who LOVES cars. A parking garage.
And a fun activity for same boy: getting to put the stamps on the Christmas cards.

Christmas at a 5 star Dallas "Home"tel

After playing at home for ten days
we went to G&G's in Dallas where it snowed on Christmas eve. It was like make-believe.

Dad's taking my picture from our upstairs room. This is the backyard where there is a pool and hot tub to enjoy on a snowy night or

sit and observe the outdoors in the outdoor living room.

Teresa with her gifts from Santa.

The guys warming their bones. Actually it was too dark out there for me to see them but the camera could.

Chatting it up with some of Bill's sisters in the theater room.

Jay shows his Brazil photos.

Bill asked Annie if she would go sit with Will while he played because he likes someone in the room with him. She went the second mile and played little people too.

Ringing in 2010

I think Rachel has better video of our little kid parade. We pulled out the kids' musical instruments and put our "footwheels" on and had a ring in the new year parade before bedtime.