Christmas with the family....

Since it took me so long to post, I have no idea all the stories I wanted to tell about this Christmas. Kennedy did great visiting Santa Claus. Gracie Knussmann went with us and the two enjoyed sitting on his lap and telling Santa what they wanted. Kennedy wanted a bicycle and candy. There was a train that Kennedy liked riding around in circles. I think on Christmas day she was a little disappointed because she got a tricycle instead of a bicycle. I think the bicycle might be something coming for her 3rd birthday in April. We blew up each evening and when Kennedy wanted it, one of those blow up Christmas characters things in our front yard. Kennedy liked going outside and giving each of the characters kisses. We stuck around Central Texas for Christmas, since the dr. advised me of traveling more than 2hours from the hospital. Looking back, I'm glad we were able too, since it would be the last Christmas we would get to spend with Nanny.

Ho Ho Ho!!!

Until I find some time to post here are some Christmas photos that Katherine took in Indiana!

The last month....

Melanie and I joined the Daughter’s of the Republic of Texas on November 14. We attended our first meeting and volunteered on that same day to be tour guides for the JB Wells home. This is a home that was built in 1885 and given to the DRT Gonzales chapter in 1999. My great-grandmother would be so proud of us .

On Dec 6, Mel and I volunteered at the house during the Gonzales Winterfest Tour of Homes. Trey watched Mel’s boys and Kennedy at our house. As you can see in the photos….looks like they all had fun.

One weekend when we were down in Mathis, Trey built two kids size picnic tables. These are the photos of Kennedy helping paint one of them with Kilz. The next step that still needs to be done is to paint them yellow. Kennedy chose the color.

Other happenings...

This is a photo that Patti took of Laura, Kylie, Sherry, Kennedy, and I at Sherry and Kirk's wedding. They were married on October 31, 2009 in Mathis, Texas.

On Sunday, November 8, Trey and I decided to go to the morning mass instead of attending the evening mass that we generally go to. Kennedy was a little pistol that day, so while we sat in the cry room she proceeded to push one of the chairs around. Trey put his hand the chair to stop it and she yelled " No, Daddy" I ended up taking her outside the church but on our way out she screamed " Mommy,stop pinching me!" I was not pinching her, but she yelled it so everyone could hear. I just shook my head and laughed, but in my heart I was wanting to crawl in a cave.

Wurstfest.... Trey and I took Kennedy to Wurstfest so we could meet up with some friends. Kennedy rode for her first time, a merry go round and Ferris wheel. Trey and I were surprised that she liked both of these rides as much as she did. She would sit on the horse on the merry go round and wave at Trey with a huge smile on her face. Getting her away from the rides was hard, but she seemed to enjoy dancing at one of the tents to the music of the Walburg Boys just as much. This is a picture of our stroller loaded down with everyone’s stuff and of Kennedy dancing with Sarah Kirkle to some song.









Trey and I had our 5 year anniversary on November 20. He had to work, but we are planning on going to Foco De Chao to celebrate some evening.

Congratulations are in order to Frank and Joy too…who were married in Colorado, October 27.