San Antonio Christmas

We had quite the celebrations the week the Yutzy's were in San Antonio! The Friday after Thanksgiving the kids decorated the tree and we started Christmas celebrations. We watched the San Antonio River Parade from the 12th floor of the Westin and came back to play another hilarious game of cards...making new rules and laughing so hard that well, no need for an ab workout. Saturday morning was "Christmas" and Grandma read the Jesus story and we opened presents. The kids thought all was done, when their grandparents pulled out HUGE bags and realized presents had just begun! They were soooo excited! Saturday afternoon the kids played and played and even ate our Christmas dinner outside! In the evening we played "Steal Sticks" where we steal each other's sticks and get back before caught. It was a great game of wit and agility. These are the family memories that are so sweet and remembered...thanks everyone for making it so special!

the Feldt's Christmas lights

Brent and Maggie went all out this year!

Family Pics

After our superb Thanksgiving Dinner, Maggie came over and took family pictures. They turned out great...the weather dropped like 20 degrees an hour after this photo shoot...so just in time! I have to admit, I didn't put the best pics in because you may see them on Christmas cards in the future:)

San Antonio Thanksgiving

Fun filled memories flood my brain when I think of Thanksgiving week this year. My whole family came to Texas for Thanksgiving and we had a ball! We started out on Wednesday with the guys going to the Toyota tour and the gals and cousins going to Majik Theatre. Most of the kids enjoyed it, except for Elli who got frightened by all the entertainment and enjoyed the outdoor playground more! Elli cannot get enough of her cousins...she knows them well and remembers their names and they play and play with her!! I feel like I hardly see her when they are here...she wakes up saying their names and wants out of crib to see them. Wednesday evening we enjoyed with the Feldts and Yutzys playing outdoors while picnicking in our front yard with ribs.
Ok so the food at Thanksgiving was amazing! I could not believe how everything tasted soooo good...Paul and I still talk about it. Again we played outside and enjoyed being in the company of family...thank you, Jesus, for the blessing of family.

Way to Go, Paul!!

This weekend Paul ran the 1/2 marathon downtown with his buddy/co-worker, Brett. We decided to make a weekend of it and used points to stay downtown. It was a fun getaway...as we jogged down to King William area and ate at Mad Hatters the night before and enjoyed our suite overlooking the River Walk. Paul had a blast running with Brett...nice job, P.J.!

Our Butterfly is Two!!

Elli turned two on Saturday and we had a small birthday party (she's not a fan of big crowds) at the zoo. She was a huge fan of the butterfly pavilion...where Uncle Brian taught her how to hold butterflies and she was so gentle with them. The sweetest memory that will be remembered forever is of Elli and the girls running around the grassy field with butterfly wings. They were so free and innocent, enjoying the flight. Landon and Griffin spontaneously became the butterfly catchers and what a game it became! Everyday is such a joy to spend with Elli, out butterfly blessing. Thanks to Maggie for the pics.

Our Lil' Holstein

We had so much fun on Halloween! We visited/met many of our neighbors and Elli was the cutest cow ever:) We also had an adorable Dalmation and Fire Fighter who collected candy with us.