Since we didn’t post New Years last year…here we are last year (yes…in the hospital)

Here we are this year.

And a bonus picture of Katie Lynn on New Years day.

Happy 2009 to all.

As a Christmas gift, Monica bought Mavs tickets for the game versus the Timberwolves yesterday.

First order of business.. get ready!

The drive down to the American Airlines Center was a cinch.. straight down 75, a slight curve over on the Woodall Rodgers, and around to the parking lot. Surprisingly, the parking lot was very close to the arena. We arrived a bit early, so we walked around the ground level and concourses.

Next up was finding our seats. Not a bad view!

Katie Lynn was rather restless before the game started and in the first quarter. We brought a container of Cheerios for her, and by the end of the first quarter, more than half of them were gone. We were worried she’d get even more restless, but she calmed down for the most part. A group of high school girls behind us kept her entertained thankfully!

Katie Lynn even clapped many times when the crowd was getting into the game.

As for the game.. WOW! First half was horrendous Maverick basketball.. but the second half was a complete 180. It was such a thrilling second half that ended up being the greatest comeback in Mavericks franchise history.. down by 29 at one point and in the end winning by 7.

We had a great time and hope to do it again sometime!

Oh, and for those that don’t know.. MFFL = Mavericks Fan For Life.

Since someone forgot to take any photos…here are 2 of the few that we got.  Really……we were not very camera happy today

Lauren got the Christmas box this year!  I got it last year.  This box has been passed down several generations.  This box belonged to my Grandma’s Mom.  Every year someone would get the Christmas box and then it was their job to pass the box onto someone new the next Christmas.  Lauren was very excited to get this special box for the 1st time.

And here is the only other photo we have.  My cousin Lauren and I were watching the dancing snowmen, we had chairs to watch the show.  We had such a good time.

Before our family Christmas we took a short trip down to my Grams and Granddad’s place.  My Aunt Amanda was there and so was my Great Grammy.  We had such a nice morning.  We all got to open some nice gifts and enjoy a nice fire in the fireplace.   I got a really cool pink chair, it is my size!!! I also got a bow holder from my Aunt Amanda with some really nice bows.  A girl can’t have too many of those, my aunt also said she had matching ones.  My Great Grammy Rose got me an outfit to wear and my Great Grammy Beth got me an outfit and an angel doll.  Here are some photos from Christmas with my mommy’s side of the family.

My big girl chair from Grams & Granddad

A BOW!!!

This is my pink outfit from GG Beth, really cute, with my new TV remote

My new bow holder from my Aunt Amanda, she would not let me play with it

Also, we seem to get together with these people every year.  They are so much fun and I wanted to share some photos from then.  My aunt Amanda also brought her boyfriend home, he is fun too.  He has a big dog that kept playing with my toys.  We had a good time.

The whole gang, it seems to grow by one every year, welcome to the crazies Chris

My Grams and Vonnie

Chris and Aunt Amanda

my Mommy, me and Aunt Amanda

Off to church

Christmas lights outside! Katie Lynn loved them.

Gift from Mommy

Katie Lynn wearing her new PJ’s and looking at the tree

Daddy and daughter reading the Night before Christmas

Katie Lynn was very excited! She left a plate of cookies and a glass of milk for Santa.  She feel asleep infront of the fireplace waiting for Santa to come. 

All tired out….what a long night

After a good nights sleep, we woke up this morning to find some goodies left from Santa.  We had a very nice Christmas morning, opening gifts and then making pancakes for breakfast. 

Stuff in the stocking

Wrigley was even a good girl this year!

Stacking cups from Santa

Katie Lynn’s very own remote control…now maybe she will leave the adult ones alone

We want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!

Mommy & Daughter picking out a cookie cutter to use

mmm….Testing out the dough, making sure it taste okay

Daddy & Daughter getting ready to roll out the dough

End product, they sure are yummy.  We are excited to get these passed out to family and friends.

We crack up when she gets stuck. Enjoy

oh wait, wrong night. 

A couple of nights ago, we were very tired.  It was a Monday night and we were so tired that we went to bed at 8:30. We just knew we were going to get a great nights rest.  At about 10:30 I heard some wind and storm clouds.  I woke up and wanted to check the weather to see what was coming.  There was a huge storm cell in Plano, just south of us but moving North-North East.  No worries, then they said there is a tornado, okay, still now worries.  About 10 mintues later, this storm cell is in Allen, a little closer but still moving North-North East.  This cell was moving very fast.  We check the weather 1 more time, turn off the TV and go back to bed.  In the next couple of minutes we hear sirens, no, not ambulance sirens, I mean, loud sirens that make you jump 10 feet in the air.  We flip back on the TV, hear the warning from the sirens, “take cover, tornado”. SERIOUSLY?!?! We went to bed early for this? 

I come out to the hall closet, pull out some junk that we have been meaning to get upstairs and out of the way.  We then find ourselves sitting in the closet waiting to see what is going on.  Tom is busy checking things out and about 5 minutes later, gives us the okay and back to bed we go.  We were really never in any danger but when you hear those sirens, scary.

It is nice to know they work.  We come from Lubbock and they do not have these warning sirens.  All is well and it was an adventure, and of course…..we took pictures.

I am still tired….and not happy to have been woken up

Katie Lynn is not very impressed

Tom is all smiles, like always, he is always happy go lucky and he took care of Wrigley.

He also felt the need to show some school spirit. GO TECH!

We decided to visit Santa the the Willow Bend mall.  Very neat set up.  We even had to walk through snow to get to Santa.

Katie Lynn wasn’t sure what to think of the white stuff falling.

We made it to Santa!! Katie Lynn was just beside herself. Santa was all smiles and Katie Lynn…not so much.

We even got to take a family photo at the Polar Express. 

We are loving the holidays!!!

Life is hard being a baby.