Quilts from Great-Grandma Atwood

My grandma has made a quilt for each one of my kids. They love these quilts because of all of the different fabrics she uses. They call them their "picture blankets." This year, Samantha got hers for Christmas. It is so soft and colorful - she loves it, and it has been keeping her warm every night! We treasure our quilts. Thanks, Grandma!

Christmas 2009

I think this was our best Christmas ever! We were able to add a couple traditions, including an advent calendar with a Christmas activity each day, and a visit to the nursing home on Christmas day. It was so nice to have Jerry home all month and to not have as much shopping to do!!! It starting snowing on Christmas Eve morning and snowed all day, so we had a white Christmas - that is pretty much a miracle here in Texas! Our back yard was solid ice and the kids had fun ice skating.

Here are some of my favorite pictures:

Christmas Break at Sea World

We got season passes to Sea World this summer and decided to go one more time before they expired. We were excited to run into the Sheppards while we were there. The weather was beautiful, and the park was almost empty! Darren and I sat on the Steel Eel roller coaster and rode it over and over until we were sick. We also loved hearing the Christmas music and seeing all of the decorations. Our favorite show was the Polar Express in 3-D. Everyone's favorite thing, though, was spraying the people riding the river raft as they went by! You had to time it just right!

The kids also got to build their own toy in "Santa's Workshop"