Our Christmas party this year was at the Gaylord Texan.                       It was so beautiful and fancy!

John’s construction holiday gala was at the Gaylord as well, so we got to meet up and have a little fun!

Mike is making a “this is so cheesy” face, but he would totally deny it if you asked.  He’s always such a good sport!

Brother Man wanted in on the sleigh action – he is always in it for a good time!

Beautiful dessert!

After supper and throughout the dancing, we had numerous famous visitors – here are a few of them.  They were a surprise to us all, and it was hilarious – we all had fun dancing with them.  Austin Powers was the MC for the evening.  He was so funny!

Mo and Heather!

This is my favorite picture of the night – Mike and Jon’s boss, Larry, was showing them a good time.

Where’s Tina?

Oh, there she is, taking a moment to strike a pose!  Aren’t they lovely!

Mike picked out my dress (which is a big deal to me), so I wanted everyone to see it!  We had such a wonderful date night and a huge thanks to Mama Kay and Grand Papa for keeping Noelle – she had a ball as well!

The kids were ready for class to start!

We played so hard – we played with balls, bubbles, tambourines, bean bags, and all the gym equipment while dancing and singing the whole time.  This is a pic of the kids getting their “good job” stamps!

We tried to snap a picture of the kids, but they were busy.  The dot on Noelle’s foot is one of her five stamps… they even put one on her belly – we had a great time.

We decided the kids had just as much fun exploring and playing outside afterward. 

Lead the way Hudson!

Too funny – Brooke told Hudson to smell the flowers, so Noelle ducks her head into the grass to take a whiff.  She cracks me up!

There ya go!

Hudson giggled every time he took a sniff.

So cute!

Noelle was having a total blast hanging out with Hudson.

I had to put this pic up – it’s so cute how tickled Hudson was.

Noelle was a little spooked when Blitzen came under the fence to say hello.  He was such a gentle reindeer, and my first one to meet!

Noelle put on her winter hat and brought her glasses to Daddy and asked him to put them “on” with it.  She’s so silly.  We are loving our funny monkey.  She makes us laugh every single day.

Delaine, Jackson, Elizabeth, Mary Elizabeth, Melissa, and Noelle at Emme’s Sip N See in Tyler on Saturday.

Noelle couldn’t decide which purse to take, so we had to have both!

Rara, Noelle, and I in front of the pink holiday garland.  I loved the baby girl theme mixed with Christmas!  Bill and Delaine’s house is simply amazing!  You guys are so talented!

Noelle feeding Emme her bottle.  She practices every day at home with her babies.  She was so gentle and sweet!

Noelle giving Emme cheek to cheek cuddles!  We LOVE Emme!  Noelle talks about her every single day.

I love Jackson’s little grin in this picture.  He’s so happy to be around all the ladies! 

We got to spend the night with Rara while Poppa was out hunting (Congrats on shooting your 8 point buck today Poppa)!  We loved being in East Texas to celebrate with Mary Elizabeth!

We were having so much fun trying on our winter clothes, until Noelle tried on the mittens…

Needless to say, she didn’t like them at all!

Snow angel in the hallway 

Oh my!