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The Bunch Are Holiday Ready

We are still becoming familiar with our new location so our Christmas traditions are having to change a bit this year. Driving around looking at Christmas lights is much harder when everyone is on multiple acres. Also, when you are on a lot of land the displays seem smaller. Our house use to look over done for Christmas and now it looks like we barely have decorated the outside. We went to Ardmore, OK last week to see the Festival of Lights. Oddly my in-laws are about 80 miles away, but Oklahoma is only about 40. This will probably become one of our new traditions. It was really neat and we all enjoyed the displays. It was about a 2 miles drive through exhibit.

 My husband has his birthday next week and for the first time I have a ton of things I think he would love so I have planned a whole day of surprises and fun. I hope he enjoys it and will let everyone know what we did next week. He has worked so hard moving and building the fence that he really deserves some fun and relaxation. You know before I make him work some more. ;)

We are enjoying our cold reprieve for the next two days. The temps will be near 80 before we plummet back into the teens. Yes, even in Texas is gets REALLY cold. The blessing of Texas is that is doesn't last more than a few days and then we are back to milder weather. Break out the shorts again because we will spend as much time outdoors as we can before it gets cold again....I really hate the cold.

We are finishing up school this week before Christmas Break and next week we will spend time making Christmas cookies and getting ready to host Christmas Brunch. We are so excited to spend time with everyone!  Merry Christmas!
L's AHG troop party



Troop game of make the best snowman....WE WON!

Having fun in Grapevine...too bad Santa was so busy. No Pictures this year.

Love my family.

Festival of Lights in Ardmore, OK

It was neat.

Totally worth the drive.

Kids have asked that Cookie not slay the reindeer anymore. D laughed hysterically.

LOVE THE VIEW OF MY BACKYARD


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