A very Merry Christmas ;)

We had a very busy Christmas this year for sure!!! We are so blessed to have such amazing families that love us and care for us both. To say we were on the road quite a bit over a two-day period would be an understatement ;)

Although we want to be able to spend time with every family member and not break any traditions, this Christmas traveling is getting tough!!!! We felt like we neglected all families, because as soon as we got to one home, it seemed like we were already saying good-bye!!!! We literally got there, ate, opened gifts, then left. We were so exhausted by the time we got home Christmas night, that we realized that we have to figure out a better plan next year........although I have no idea what that might be!!!

We even got to visit with my dad and stepmom. We met them at Primo's for breakfast after Christmas and exchanged gifts and talked for a while. They headed back to Houston shortly after.

We ate our fair share of goodies I shall say..........WOW did we ever ;) Ollie even had his fair share of chocolate,


a whole BAG of mini Snickers!!!!!!!!! (wrappers and all...........don't ask :) It was not to our knowledge ;)

So blessed to have my grandmother still with us this Christmas (98 years old!!)

Family Pic!!



All the nieces and me acting silly in our PJ's

Christmas eve before opening gifts-----

Happy Birthday to me!!!!!!!!

It's hard turning 25 ;) heehee ;D Seriously, though, although I'm not getting any younger, I do feel like I am learning more about myself and strengthening my values and goals in life every year that passes.

Matt took me to Walker's for dinner on my birthday-December 22nd. It was awesome!!! We got the portabella fries for an appetizer, I got redfish topped with crabmeat for dinner, some awesome wine, and we split a brownie/ice cream dessert ;) Yummy!!!!!!




Stuffing our faces at Walker's :)



I am getting a little baby-itch stronger than ever lately, but we are trying to hold off until we get a little credit card debt paid off and I can think about not returning to work. Things we are planning for the future include: A LARGER VEHICLE ;) Seriously, we realized on the trip during Christmas that my little Altima won't suffice with two 90 pounds dogs, presents, and the two of us, much less 2-3 children in the future!!!!! So, in the next year or so, that is on the agenda of to-do's...............along with another pretty large to-do............finding out where we will settle down with this new family we plan on starting ;)

Tacky Christmas party ;)

We had our first annual triathlon team party----It's so fun and rewarding to see the team coming together so well for its first year. It's been a time-consuming, but gratifying year as president for Mississippi Heat. We ordered team jerseys, put on the beginner triathlon, helped donate money for Toys for Tots and Operation shoestring this year, and multiple other things for the team.

The party was a wonderful time to get-together and just enjoy each other's company! Melanie and Charlie did a wonderful job at hosting the party!

Here are some fun pics for the night ;)



We raised money to donate 6 bikes to Toys for Tots this Christmas ;)


Andrew,Bill, and wife all decked out and tacky ;)

The Candy Bar.....yum!!

Matt is a little jealous that Trip won the tacky sweater contest ;)

The winners in all our glory......tacky enough for ya ?! :)

Intense conversation (I'm sure triathlon-related) between Matt, Mike, and Robbie