Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas everyone! We loved the cards and calls! We loved hearing about the joys of this last year and wish everyone an outstanding 2010! What a gracious gift we were given in the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. May we all try to be more like Him! Here is an update on our holiday season!

1. It was wonderful to have Christian on break! I am so glad we are married!
2. Our favorite Aunt Laurie came to visit for Christmas and it was so much fun having her here! We loved it!
3. We got to go to Disneyworld to celebrate the New Year...more of that to come!

Christian surprised me with a beautiful pine tree this year which later hatched a nest of nasty wood eating bugs! I'm glad we didn't notice this fact until after Christmas! Anyway, on Christmas Eve it is a tradition in my home to open a new pair of pajamas. This year, Tyson got my sister's pajamas (which happened to be in her words, "worse than the kitchen catching on fire!" -which did happen at my mom's house that night!) Oops! Christmas Eve we went to the Garlick's house and ate delicious Tacos and Wassail! We played games and did the Nativity. It was a beautiful evening! Tyson got to be Joseph. It was funny because he had to crawl by the donkey and Mary!Christian as Ceasar :)Christian doubled as the narrator and Laurie was our angel!Tyson and Laurie on Christmas Eve!
Here's our family on celebrating!
Christmas morning was fun in our own home! We had friends over for a big breakfast! We had green pancakes, cinnamon rolls, eggs, bacon, and of course the traditional poppyseed bread! It was so much fun and I think we'll have to keep this tradition alive! We spent the day napping and playing games. For dinner we went to the Luffs and had a divine ham dinner! I think Courtney is one of the best cooks in the world! Thanks guys for the wonderful time!

Some of the other fun things we were able to do with Laurie during her stay were visit the historic riverwalk, tour the old Germantown Fredricksburg, and enjoy the Japanese Tea Gardens. Here are some pictures of the fun we had!Here we are on the riverwalk where we went to see the Christmas lights and take a boat tour from our good friend Jake! It was so good to see him and learn about the cool history of our city. Thanks Jake! We had a blast!In Fredricksberg there was an outdoor ice skating rink. The best was watching the kid in shorts!
Here's our son breaking horses!Another look at our cute boy!
There was a wooden nativity in Fredericksburg that was just put up this year! Laurie really liked it and it reminded me of my mother in law who has a miniature one in her home! It was really cool!This is one of my favorite pictures of Tyson! Laurie was so great at catching him at the perfect moments!
Laurie's last day with us we went to the Japanese Tea Gardens and walked around. I love this place because it is so serene.At the gardens, Christian found a frog. It was pretty cool.
Tyson and his daddy playing in the leaves!Laurie was so great with Tyson! He would reach up to grab her hand on walks and he loved all of her warmth and goodness! We are so grateful we got to spend Christmas with her! Thank you Laurie for the wonderful time!