Happy Birthday Hubby!

This year we celebrated Malek's birthday with Jeff Dunham tickets (the shows not until Feb) and dinner at Hudson's on the Bend.  The food was AMAZING!  Malek ordered the elk, I had duck with scallops, and the lobster bisque was to die for!!!  Happy Birthday hubby!  I love you!

Perfect card

Jefuh-fuh DunHAM...dot com tickets!

Hudson's on the Bend - and lots of hanging apples...

Elk!

duck and scallops

lobster bisque - oh my mouth is watering!

chocolate torte dessert

Happy Birthday! 12/29/2011

Christmas Recap

I'm finally getting around to posting about the holidays.  This was our first time in probably 4-5 years that we didn't have family staying at our house.  Normally my parents would come stay with us, but since they moved here over the summer we were visitor free!  Not to mention my hubby's entire family lives here as well.  This makes it really easy to get everyone together for the holidays.  The holidays were extra special this year because it was Ry's very first Christmas!

My mom and I spent an entire day in the kitchen making 5 different kinds of holiday cookies.  Seriously, I'm talking at least 7 hours of baking!  Now that's what I call dedication!

candy cane cookies, murpchen, snickerdoodles, Mexican wedding cakes, outrageous chocolate cookies

Christmas eve we went to the Children's church service where Malek and Emma passed out communion.  Then we came home and enjoyed jambalaya and watched movies.  Christmas morning arrived bright and early.  Not only did the kids wake up super early, but poor Ry was beginning to come down with a cold.  The little squirt didn't let his runny nose get him down though, he thoroughly enjoyed playing with the tissue paper from his presents.  :P  The kids loved their gifts.

I <3 tissue paper!

After we ravaged the gifts under our tree we headed over to Opa and Juju's for our traditional eggs Benedict breakfast and more gift giving.

I ate 3.5 of these bad boys - yum!

glitter TOMS

my first real nutcracker

showing off their new shoes

We had a couple hours to relax after brunch before heading over to Sara & Dana's for Christmas dinner with the Maleks.  Merry Christmas everyone!  Ho Ho Ho!

Sara, Dana and Blake 12/25/2011

Glitter on Emma!

I love Emma's sparkly hat

Elephant in the room?

That's right!  I'm talking about the Cox's annual White Elephant Party.  ;)  Please bare with me as I'm quite a few posts behind schedule....

Jenn's WE party was a blast.  There was my favorite cheese torte appetizer, lots of wine and drinks to go around, some truly funny and horrendous gifts and of course great company.  We partied the night away as if we didn't have kids to get home to.  :)  Great way to begin the holidays.

The girls 12/10/2011

Bringing sexy back

Just try and steal my gift!

Rocking the vest

Cheers! 12/10/2011

Happy Holidays!!

Our clubhouse hosted a holiday party a week ago which included free pictures with Santa Clause!  They turned out great.  I especially love the picture of Juju sitting on Santa's lap.  ;)

Merry Christmas!!

Happy Holidays! 12/10/2011

Ryland and Santa 12/10/2011

Ry Baptized

The Sunday following Thanksgiving we had Ryland baptized at our church.  We named my brother Steve and his wife Christina as godparents.  Ry did great during the baptism and we celebrated afterwards at our home with family, friends, Rudy's BBQ and cake.  :)

Head over to My Mom's Memos for the full recap and pictures.

"sprinkling"

Holding his very own bible, wearing his bracelet engraved with his name