A note from a lame, procrastinating author

Yes, it's January 13th and I have just finished my Christmas shopping for 2011.  The way I see it, my Santa portrait is still hanging over the piano and as long as it's there, Christmas is NOT officially over.  Which means I still have time to get my gifts out to everyone.  So, if you should be one of the lucky recipients of a Christmas gift arriving in the mail, in say...oh 7-10 days.   Please don't think it as late.   But, really, an extension of all the beautiful Christmas magic!  

Honestly, it seems the past few months have been a struggle to get off my butt and get anything done.   (As you have probably noticed from my lack luster posts.)  I seem to have lost my inspiration for things lately.  But I'm determined to fix this.   With the new year, brings wonderful new opportunities to enjoy everything life has to offer.  I plan on taking full advantage of these opportunities.

Of course, that probably won't mean your Christmas presents will be on time . . . but you can expect some kick ass updates on the blog!!!

Happy 2012!

Trenton comes to Texas

Trenton came to Texas for a late Christmas.

It was so great to have him, even if for a short while.

I dare anyone to find more beautiful children than these three!  

 

Craig and Trent, bonding over their ipads.

And all to soon, it was time to say goodbye.

 

Yep, one the most sucky parts of being in Texas is being so far away from those we love.

Trent, I don't think we'll ever be able to tell you how much we love having you here and how much we hate being so far away from you!  Thanks for making the trip, even though it's boring as hell!

We love you!

Austin

So, since there is absolutely NOTHING to do here in Houston, well, besides eat, that is.  We decided to take a quick trip to Austin to check out the sites and ...well...eat some more.

Surprisingly enough, the kids really enjoyed the capitol.

And we couldn't go to Austin, without visiting Juan for our $3.80 breakfast taco.

 

 I swear, I love the place more every time we come.

Christmas 2011

Shortly before Christmas, Dee arrived to help ensure the children were adequately spoiled for Christmas.

Yes, she did her job well.

We started the festivities with our annual Mexican Christmas eve dinner, along with Uncle Gary.

After dinner, we headed out to enjoy some of the lights in the neighborhood.

Then Dee got a little spoiling of her own.

And after selecting the perfect sugar cookies and carrots to set out for Santa and his reindeer,

It was time to say goodnight!

As always, Christmas morning came early.  

Luckily, the kids got Grammy Dee up before us, so that bought Craig and I a few extra precious moments to sleep.

And then the frantic unwrapping began.

Apparently, everyone was VERY good this year!

I'm guessing there was a bit of misinformation communicated to the the North Pole!  Because I'm pretty sure there should have been SOME coal given out somewhere!

 

As always, it was a fun morning with lots of great surprises.

And once again, we realize just how blessed we are.

The only way it could have been better is to have Trent here with us.

 

After opening all our gifts, everyone settled in for a relaxing day of doing absolutely 

NOTHING!

Yep, it was a good day.