Our gunslinger...

She's just so much fun. We picked her cowboy hat up at a super duper gas station in Tyler, Tx on Christmas day.  She thinks she's Jessie from "Toy Story II"  and we just love it.  

I just adore this photo.  Estelle and Brian were having some outdoor fun in our awesome San Antonio winter (which is really more like an extended spring).  It's difficult to tell, but she's wearing every pair of new panties she got for Christmas OVER her diaper... kids!

Christmas was a blast!

We could not have asked for a better Christmas with our family and friends than the one we had.  Estelle really understood the idea of a big celebration and is beginning to understand Jesus.  Oliver was such a sport and just went along for all of the rides.  We were able to begin our trip home at Jackie's house in Frisco for Christmas Eve and morning.  Estelle LOVED being with her cousins Jack and Madelyn and decorating cookies for Santa... well, that was the idea though she ate all the cookies she decorated.  Christmas Eve was a BLAST for me after the kids went to sleep...which took forever...I loved helping Santa make a magical morning for the kids.  All were appreciative of the efforts come Christmas morning.  We headed to Shreveport after the morning festivities to be with Bear, Wheezie and Adam.  It was fun to get to wish Aaron a wonderful day as we Skyped with him while he was at the hospital.  Lots of family and lots of fun... what else could we have asked for?