Since it is now March and I haven't blogged about Christmas yet, I thought the most efficient way would be to post all of my pictures with captions because pictures are all people really look at anyways, right? We had a blessed Christmas season celebrating with friends and family. It was Austin's third Christmas but his first to really "get" anything. He loved driving by the Santas, snowmen, and Baby Jesus in the yards in our neighborhood. He was obsessed with "BIG Santa" - a probably 12 foot tall santa a few streets over. He liked decorating cookies for Santa but wouldn't sit in his lap for a picture at Lakeside or our neighborhood party. He did sit with Santa at school (I think because of peer pressure) so we did get one picture this year. It loved teaching Austin about the birth of Jesus through the nativity sets in our house. We now have many new toys to fill our house and yard, including a trampoline, a big bouncy ball, an easel, and a basketball hoop, to name a few. It was also Austin's last Christmas as an only child - next year he will be sharing the season with his baby brother! Here come the pictures....
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| BGP neighborhood party jump castle - it was a very chilly morning for Houston that day |
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| Naming all of the nativity participants - wise men are his all time favorite - not sure why but we go with it |
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| Tee Ball! |
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| Lefty? |
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| Cookie decorating at Lakeside - wouldn't go near Santa and we couldn't keep him away from the cookie table |
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| Watching the crazy big kids with DiDi |
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| Staying warm at Houston Zoo Lights with Daddy |
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| Zoo Lights |
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| Way high on Daddy's shoulders |
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| As tall as the giraffe |
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| Cutie - the only time we could get him to wear his hat the whole winter |
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| Mommy in a picture? |
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| Peek a boo |
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| Soaking up some playground time before it's too hot to go outside this summer |
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| Christmas cookie eating - yummy! |
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| These pictures are completely out of order - Santa came! |
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| Hunt/Terrell/Stephens/Bell/Hamilton/Hendrix Christmas- the kids table! |
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| Uncle Stephen! |
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| Big boy climbing |
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| Christmas Eve with Grandad and Annabelle |
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| Opening presents with DiDi |
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| Thanks for the plasma car, DiDi and Grandad! |
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| Christmas Eve dinner at La Ha (a Stephens family tradition) - watching big cousin Ben's every move |
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| Mommy and Austin making cookies for Santa |
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| It's so great that a cookie can bring this much excitement! |
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| He finally posed with me - cookie decorating is serious business |
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| Checking out what Santa put in his stocking |
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| Thomas the tank train and track and a broom... |
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| Riding his new "big ball" |
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| Bouncy bouncy |
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| Christmas at MiMi and Big Deal's - Austin got a trampoline! |
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| Jump jump |
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| Hiding behind the tree |
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| MiMi's big bear |
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| Cute smiles |
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| Story time with uncle Davy |
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| MiMi and her boys - she will have 3 before we know it |
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| Playing with cousin Summer |
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| Stocking time! |
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| Cumbie Christmas - cousin Andew was the hit! |
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| more playground time - big boy on the tire swing |
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| Hendrix Christmas - Mary and Lisa are his new best friends |
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| ipad time with big cousins |
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| Pop and Gram came to town - stealing Pop's fries is funny |
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| Reading with BB |
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| On a walk with Pop to check out the Santa's |
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| "Cheese" with Pop and Gram |
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| So proud of his blue tongue after a lollipop! - he is getting too big, too fast! |
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