Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Christmas 2014...

I'm sure that Adam and I will be saying this from here on out, but this was the "Best Christmas Ever"!  
Of course Marley didn't completely "get" Christmas, but she was definitely all into Santa, presents, the tree, lights and "Olaf's" (aka snowmen).
We got very lucky this year and Adam was home for Christmas!  The Saturday before Marley and I went to Waco and Adam joined us on Sunday.  We celebrated Christmas Eve Eve with my dad and then Christmas Eve with my mom.  We made it to my childhood church's candlelight service and Marley did really well.  Besides her singing...loudly, clapping...after everyone else and her "oh pretty" at the candles; I'd say she did really well!
Christmas morning we traveled to East Texas to celebrate Christmas lunch at Grandmother and Grandaddy Cain's and then with Adam's mom that night.  The next day we celebrated with PawPaw Kraig and Grammy Carol where Marley, daddy and Pawpaw built a playhouse out of a giant cardboard box.
When we got home Santa had already come and left Marley a pretty pink table and chairs and she opened her Disney Princess Little People Castle from mommy and daddy.
We truly had the greatest time watch Christmas unfold through Marley's eyes and we can't wait for next year and all the excitement and wonder it has to hold!
Marley and Makenna
Christmas at Grandma and Grandpa Nix's
Christmas at Grandma and Grandpa Nix's
Cousins Tate, Aisley and Sophia
Grandma Nix, Chanda and Heather

A picture that explains what happened most of the night!

Grandpa Nix, Aisley, Makenna, Bisco and Aunt Natascha
Uncle Steve and Aunt Debbie and Heather


Christmas at Grandma and Grandpa Nix's




Christmas at Grandma and Grandpa Nix's
Christmas at Grandma and Grandpa Nix's





Isaiah and Bisco
Sammy and Sophia
Sophia, Isaac and Sammy
Sammy, Isaac, Aunt Natascha and Isaiah
Sammy and Isaac
Madrid


Grandpa Nix helping open gifts!
Waiting for Grandpa Nix to help open boxes.
Bisco, Aisley, Grandpa Nix and Marley
Christmas at Grammie and Pops









Pops helping Marley open gifts!
Pops and Marley
















Marley and Aunt Lauren

Marley, Aunt Lauren and Grammie
















Aunt Lauren and Uncle Randall



Christmas at Grandmother and Grandaddy Cain's

Ashley, Emma and Marley
Christmas at Pawpaw Bowers







Santa!








Card and money from Great-Great Aunt Katherine



Saturday, December 13, 2014

Such a sweet gift...

A few weeks ago one of my former students mom contacted me and asked if she could gift us a family photography session.  Um...YES!!!
It was a super windy and chilly day in downtown McKinney but I think they turned out great and capture our family perfectly!
















Friday, December 5, 2014

Santa 2014...

We weren't quite sure how Santa was going to go this year, but Marley was in love!
She's been talking about Santa for about a week and couldn't wait to see him.  When we first got there, there was 1 person in front of us and Marley was so impatient that she kept hollering, "Santa!" and shaking the little gate to go see him...it was really cute!
She watched the girl in front of her lose her marbles and scream bloody murder and then proceeded to march her happy little self right up to him.  They gave each other high fives, then hugs and then she jumped right up in his lap!
Adam and I were so excited!  I took a minute to get a picture of her actually looking at the camera because she was so busy looking at all the "embellishments" surrounding Santa.  I totally wouldn't have been upset to have a screaming Santa pic, but these are priceless!