It’s been a pretty crazy week, and I’ve been putting my new Canon Digital Rebel XS to good use! My family is all gathered at my parents’ house — Brad, Jet and Hyrum drove in from New Mexico and Andy, Alex and River came in from Mt. Pleasant, and MeMa came in, too — to…
Christmas on the Beach
The Nerd’s parents recently moved to the Texas coast. This was a very beneficial move for us, because we get to go to the beach whenever we visit. That’s why I was super excited to head out Saturday morning for our Christmas visit. They rented a beach house in Port Aransas for the festivities. It…
River & The Gingerbread House
I have the most *adorable* niece on the planet. There. I said it. You can’t dispute it. A few days before Christmas, I got to watch (and take photos!) as her parents showed her how to decorate a Gingerbread House. I just loved seeing her excitement as she placed the little bits of candy on…
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to all! What a wonderful morning it has been. We woke up to snow on the ground (left over from yesterday’s blizzard) and stockings full of goodies! The puppies even got to share in the fun! They had stockings with toys and rawhide bones…yum! As I write, I’m cuddled up on the couch…
A White Christmas … Eve!
I live in Texas … land of crazy, bizarre weather. Take this morning for example. James comes running inside, hollering about how it’s snowing outside. Snowing!?! On Christmas Eve?? You better believe it. Here’s what it looked like out our back door: And my Canadian-bred husband? Yeah, he ran into it in a short-sleeved T-shirt:…