2nd Annual Fredericksburg Trip

 Lunch at our beloved Peach Tree Tea Room

 Emma in front of the new location of my favorite store, Timeless Menagerie

 This store is definitely a new favorite!

And of course the gingerbread train!

Christmas in Abilene

The Christmas day feast

Jennifer came to Abilene for a few days

The great-grandmas looking at Emma's Texas ABC book

jam session with Haleigh's new headphones

We went to see the Hobbit

Emma's book...

gift wrapping

Memaw dressed as an elf for Christmas eve

Ummm...Mom?

The Irelines

the mandatory Christmas morning wait

stockings

all the kids got new robes

V with her sticker book

....and Morgan with his LOTR map

Our Little Family Christmas

December Miscellany

Thought I'd throw in a few miscellaneous December photos before we leave on our big holiday extravaganza in a couple of days.

Matt bought a suit!

 Emma's first recital

Our 2nd year to see the Caldwell lights

Morgan's Birthday

On Morgan's actual birthday, we had homemade cinnamon rolls, and he opened gifts from us & his grandparents. On the 13th, we did a big LOTR party. We had a total of 17 kids in the house. It was an awesomely fun and loud time! This definitely ranks as one of my favorite parties to do so far.

 Opening up his Narnia map

 Cinnamon rolls for breakfast

 Tree of Gondor cake