Thanksgiving and Snow.....Say what???

Well, I am getting very behind on my blogging!  So...I got up before 6:00am, ON MY DAY OFF, so that I could post an update!  It seems like once Thanksgiving hits, the month of December just flies by!  Add to that - my new puppy dog takes up any "extra" time that I had, and Timothy's birthday falls in December as well! 

I was sick the week of Thanksgiving (stomach virus), and it took a good 2 weeks for me to get back to normal.....if you can call me normal!  :-)  We spent Thanksgiving day at 2 homes.  First, we traveled to the Champions Forest area to spend some time with my cousins Connie & Grant.  They welcomed us into their beautiful home, and we had excellent food, prepared by Connie...and excellent entertainment by Grant!  Grant is always a delight - funny and interesting!  Even though we don't see them very often, we always enjoy catching up and spending time together.

For our second visit, we traveled to Beaumont (2 hours) to have an evening dinner with my sister's in-laws, the Roys.  They too, are wonderful hosts, and we always enjoy spending time with them, and all of my brother-n-law's family.  Overall, Thanksgiving was a huge success! 

The weekend after Thanksgiving, we celebrated Christmas with my aunt/uncle/cousins at my house.  We did this a little early this year since my sister was in town from California.  We always have so much fun when we are together.  I grew up with my cousins, and they are like my brother/sister. 

Lastly, it actually snowed in Houston a couple of weeks ago!  Craziness, I know, but we enjoyed the beauty of it all.  With that said, I'll try to capture what we've been up to in pictures.  Enjoy!

Timothy and Liesl sharing a kiss! 

The boys all dressed up and ready for Thanksgiving!

(We removed the hats before leaving the house!)

Action Shot at Connie & Grants:  Mom, MaMa, Connie, Grant, and Dad

Mom and MaMa

Me & Mom

Timothy couldn't stay away from the dogs!

My sister's family:  Gia, Geory, Maecy, Sanjit & Ginger

Sweet Cousins

Timothy getting dressed for night-night (to travel home),

and he won't take off Benjamin's boots!

The birthday twins - Gia & Geory...12 Years Old!!!

Benjamin eating deer steak for the first time!

Sanjit & Ginger - LOVE THIS PICTURE OF THEM!

Sleepy Heads!  Sanjit and cousins Shanna and Josh!

While opening presents, Benjamin stops to give MaMa a kiss!

Uncle Joe & Aunt Linda

Mom & Dad

(Dad looks like he's up to something!!!)

Benjamin loves his teddy bear from Claire!

Cousin Danielle & Ginger - love this picture too!

We had to wake Timothy up to open gifts!

Benjamin LOVED his reindeer antlers...

but was getting very sleepy!

He lasted as long as he could...then fell fast asleep

right in the big middle of everything! 

Timothy was tired too!

My Christmas Tree!

(No kiddie ornaments here!)

SNOW in Kingwood!  A shot from our back patio.

Here's a picture of the front of our house!

The boys.....not really enjoying the snow and cold, wet weather!

The next morning...Liesl enjoying the cool air!

The next morning - it's much more fun now! 

(More of a dry cold!)

Outside Christmas Lights Finally Finished

(Due to time, we cut back a little this year.)