MERRY CHRISTMAS! :)

Wow..what a day. I have just finished going through al the pictures! Here are just "some" from Christmas Eve and Christmas Day...and I have another set that I'll hopefully post tomorrow. :) 

Very typical Walker these days....he LOVES his trains.

And seriously. So cute.

Christmas morning!

Walker loves his new Cranky the Crane and Flynn the Fire Truck.

One of three things Lainey really wanted for Christmas - a Polly Pocket-sized version of Barbie's Princess and the Popstar. (She also wanted Stompies and a Unicorn Dream Lite. Thanks for the catchy jingles and effective advertising, TV commercials.)

The kids were SO excited to give Emmy her gift.

"Here Daddy! For you!"

Walker's final present from Emmy and Tuck... He was a little afraid that there was a "monsuh unda theya." (Translation: monster under there.)

No! It was a Mustang car! Mustangs are Walker's favorite type of car. He's obsessed and wants me to literally chase down every one he sees on the road.

checking out the wheels

a rare Uncle Matt sighting :)

AND, over to Yiyia and Bud's house for more Christmas. The girls are missing Ella...she had a nasty virus over Christmas. 

Collin and Ben are wrestling. I think they've done this since Collin could walk.

singing away

a little pouty

 What started out as rain (it rained ALL Christmas Eve night and into Christmas morning) turned into snow in the early afternoon. 

It fell fast!! And I didn't have coats for my kids. :)

a "teeny tiny snowball!"

Boys and the snow globe (attractive to Walker because of the train that circles around the globe.)

After lunch, the kids all played in the snow.

NO one was prepared. Except maybe Kate. Lainey is pictured here without anything to protect her; Cally is wearing Yiyia's stuff; Brooke has on her mom's boots, and some gloves...and I think Kate has on her own coat and boots.

Yes, Collin has bare ankles and is wearing Yiyia's socks on his hands.

No gloves for Walker. 

getting very cold

Not sure what he wants to do. He wants to go outside but doesn't want to get dressed to do that and also doesn't want to get cold.

So out come the tears.

Crazy girls and their snowballs.

And we're cold again.

the finished snowman :)

watching TV on Yiyia and Bud's couch

Warm towels for everyone. Texas kids are never equipped well enough for snow. Especially when it was 80 degrees only days ago. :) 

This is one of my favorite sayings floating around Facebook right now. It perfectly describes Texas weather. I love it!