Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve was filled with many stops throughout the day.

Stop #1 was at the McCaig’s house. The weather was great, so we ate and took a walk around their property while the boys played a little football and with some of their toys. We also opened gifts and played the dice switching game, which is always so much fun!

Stop #2 was at church for the Christmas Eve Candlelight Service. It was a nice addition to the day to be able to pause for a moment and worship the reason for everything we do during this month.

Stop #3 was at the Hollingsworth’s home. We ate dinner, opened gifts and scratched off lottery tickets. The kids won quite a bit of cash in the few tickets they scratched off. Then it was outside to play with their toys in the dark. What a fun filled day!!

Christmas parties

This season we have had a ton of Christmas parties to attend.  I love that over the years, we have made more and more friends in our little circle.  When I first moved to Waco, I infiltrated Richard's world, since he grew up here.  My word for that year was community because I wanted to make my own circles of friends, as well as circles of "our" friends.  7 years later I can say we have done that and these pictures remind me of that!  Each one of these parties represent people in our lives that we love and cherish and I am so thankful for each one of these groups!

A few sweet Axtell friends

Woodway friends

Our youth group Christmas Formal

We had a church staff party which included snowball and nerf gun wars!!

And we had a Table Top 24 gathering with great reflection over the semester and also some wild and crazy cup games!

Thanksgiving 2019

We spread Thanksgiving out over two days.  On Thursday we spent time with the Hollingsworths eating and watching football and playing games.

On Friday, we went to see the Pippens.  We ate again and watched Christmas movies and Amber's new kitten, which is entertainment enough!

We had a great break from school and sports and were able to enjoy family time with all the ones we love!

Cowboys Stadium

To end Teague’s football season, they were given the opportunity to play in Cowboys Stadium! I’m not sure who was more excited, Teague or Richard! The boys did a great job and most of all had a blast!  Teague got two touchdowns and even did the wobble in the end zone as his victory dance. It has been so fun watching him grow in his love and confidence of football. This day will be one these boys talk about for years to come!

Birthday celebrations

The birthday celebrations are going all month long. My mom planned a full day of fun things for us!  We all met at her house and started off to the Escape Room. It was a dinosaur room and was very tough. I think we were trapped in the first room for almost 20 minutes so that put us way behind. We did not escape and were probably 10 steps away from even being close to escaping, but we had fun a lot of fun!!

After the escape room we went on a boat tour of the Trinity River in Fort Worth.  We were able to hear a lot of history about the city, see some wild life and great views of the skyline. Mom even made hot chocolate for us to drink while we cruised along the river.  The weather could not have been more enjoyable.

After the boat cruise, we went to a little Italian restaurant.  All of their food was made from scratch and was absolutely delicious.  By far, the best Italian food I have ever eaten!!  Then we went home for cake and presents.  The whole day was filled with so many wonderful activities and memories!  My mom always knows how to make the birthday guest feel loved.

About a week later Amber gifted me tickets to see Mercy Me!  We went out to dinner and then went to the concert at Dickie's Arena.  It was such a good concert with great music.  It was the perfect gift and a fun sister's weekend!