Fort Worth Christmas

As usual, our Fort Worth Christmas was fabulous! I love being able to spend time with everyone up there. It was a bonus and Dad and Kris's this year because everyone was in town. It was the first time that we had everyone there in years! We did our usual fun at Mom's house on Saturday, and we even went to Casa Manana to see a play during the day. We had a great time opening all the presents, then playing with all the new toys, of course! Adilyn and Kacy were so happy to get DreamLites because they have been asking for those for months! Things are Dad and Kris's were chaotic, of course, but so much fun. We had a photographer come and take some family pictures, and we thought it was going to be a disaster with all the kids, but we actually got quite a few great group pictures. All the kids had so much fun together. I love that they get along and play so well together even though we don't see each other that often. Terilyn was right in there this year. It's so funny to see how the kids grow, and each year another one ventures into the games of hide-and-seek or chase. They were on "teams" this year, and Adilyn was always with Terilyn trying to take care of her. (Even though that girl doesn't need anyone to help her, for sure!) It was a wonderful day with wonderful memories :) So blessed to have such an amazing family!

Two of the favorite gifts - a hairdresser's apron and a waitress uniform.

My girls LOVE playing with the Lewis girls' old My Little Ponies. All the ponies got "wipey baths" this year!

Aunt Nina is a fantastic aunt! She was reading with Adilyn and Taylor, and she kept them entertained for quite a while!

Hanging out with Pops!

Cory has to have a fire every year, so Maren and Kacy (and Charlie) helped him get the wood.

Mimi has insisted that we also participate in the Dutch (I think) tradition of dancing around the Christmas Tree and singing Christmas carols. It's a lot of fun, and we took requests from the kids this year. We ended up singing "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" and "The ABC's", so they didn't quite stick with the Christmas-theme, but nobody cared! 

Brooke was snotty the whole trip, but she still had a fantastic time with everyone!