Alright, January is reaching its end, and I need to finish talking about Christmas already! So… on to part 3 of our holiday adventures!
So I don’t know how we did it, but we managed to buy and wrap presents for everyone, and then pack for the whole family, and then fit all of these things in our small SUV. It just barely fit! Sheesh, we’re going to need a freaking minivan before we know it. (Noooooooo!!!)
Our first stop on our Christmas tour was Branden’s family farm. It is so pretty out there! You can see the stars at night. You can hear the cows mooing off in the neighboring pastures. You can smell nature all around you. You could also hear the grating cries of our six month old as he refused to take his naps. (Ahh, the joys of traveling with a baby…)
But one thing Matthew did enjoy doing was our daily walks through the woods.
Branden and Matthew
If Matthew could talk, Branden thinks he would have been saying, “Hey guys, follow me!!”
Branden’s dad, Ernie (Pa Paw!), Branden, and Matthew
It was so fun to experience Matthew’s first Christmas. I don’t know if he realized anything exciting was happening, but we like to think he did!
I can’t wait to teach him the story of Baby Jesus. What a blessing it is to have a child and have the opportunity to teach him about our Savior!
Pa Paw and Granny P were so generous to cook for us and to shower us with Christmas presents! Matthew got the cutest walker, we can’t wait for him to use it! Just a few more inches and his feet will be able to reach the floor in it, haha!
Paula (Granny P!) and Matthew
Our next stop was Dallas, where we got to hang out with a lot more family and some friends too! They were all happy to see Branden and me, but Matthew was the real star of the show…
My dad, Jeff (Grandpa!) and Matthew
My grandma, Sandra, (Gigi) and Matthew
Branden’s mom, Debby (G-Mama) and Matthew
My mom, Le Ann (Grandma) with Matthew
Side note… See the cowboy boots Matthew is wearing? My mother made those! Not to mention the rest of the outfit he’s wearing in those pictures! She never ceases to amaze me!
Our sweet friends Josh and Anna Cochran (holding Matthew), plus their two adorable little girls, Claire and Julianna
When we got back to Houston we also met up with my dear friend Rachel and her family.
Her little boy’s name is Blake, isn’t he precious? Rach and I have been friends since high school and it has been so fun to get married together (well, not TOGETHER, but you get my point) and now start families together! If she and her hubby would just move back to Houston! (They live way-the-heck up in Memphis.)
So now we are back home in Houston with more baby presents than we know what to do with, but we have lots of happy memories to keep! If only we could get Matthew back on his nap schedule!
