Happy New Year!

Zoe got to meet a lot of family members at the annual New Year's Eve party in College Station. This is Aunt Melissa and Uncle Jeff is somewhere behind us.

Here is 4 generations of my family. Great Grandmother Eaves was dancing the night away with everybody else!

Here we are on the dance floor...Zoe was gettin' jiggy.

Jacob had a blast running around playing with the party favors. We stayed at the party until about 10:30 then went back to our room to rest up for the long day of travel ahead of us. It didn't really matter because both of the kids woke up at midnight...they just wanted to bring in the New Year.

We really enjoyed seeing everybody over the holidays. I only wish that we could have spent more time with everybody. We were also able to see some friends while we were in Texas and that was a lot of fun! We are very blessed to have so many people in our life that we care about.

Last Holiday Stop...College Station, TX

We got to our new nephew Caleb! He is so cute even though he is wearing all of that maroon.

Just want to let everyone know...I am going to be his favorite Aunt!! I wish we could have spent more time with him!

Zoe got to meet her Poppie (my Step-Dad) for the first time. She also got to meet Aunt Tatum, Aunt Sarah, Uncle Anthony, Uncle Austin, Uncle Mark, Cousins Madelyn and Caleb. She already knew her Lita (my Mom).

This is our Niece Madelyn. She loves to sing and dance!! She and Jacob woke me up one morning by crawling into bed, then she sang me her ABC's, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and a Hannah Montana song. I was sufficiently awake by the time we got to the third song. She and Jacob had so much fun playing together!!

Stop Number 3...Anahuac, TX

This was Zoe's first time to see her PawPaw(Brandon's Dad). As you can see, she had a lot of fun with him! I think her favorite part was his mustache.

We got to spend the day with Grandma and Grandaddy McCain. Uncle Payton and Rini are in this picture too.

We spent most of the day outside playing around or in Pawpaw's truck.

I love this picture!! This is 4 generations of McCain Men...and Jacob. I was just happy that all of them were smiling!

We had a great time playing cards and eating lots of good food.

Second Stop...Houston

On Christmas day we drove to Baytown to see Brandon's side of the family. Mimi (Brandon's step-Mom) had to work after Christmas but was able to see us on Christmas Day. This is Zoe's first time meeting her Mimi. Zoe loved sitting in her lap and playing with her necklace.

Nana and Pappy(Brandon's Mom and Step-Dad) played with the kids as much as possible! We also got to see, Aunt Beth, Aunt Amy and Uncle Jesse and cousins Champ and James. We will hopefully have more pictures of them soon. One of the nights we were there, Uncle Payton and Rini came over and played card games. We found out that Rini and I are very competitive!!

First Stop for the Holidays...Austin, TX

On the way to Texas, we had a 3 leg flight. Just when we got the kids settled, we were landing. It ended up working out and the kids did great! Everyone on the plane was pleasantly surprised that our kids were in a good mood or sleeping the whole way. Zoe played peak-a-boo with everyone around us.

Jacob was ecstatic that he not only was going to see a plane, but ride on one too. We sat next to the wing where he was plastered to the window until we were comfortably in the air. He was such a good little boy in his own seat. He got to watch "Meet the Robinsons" on the IPOD and loved his mini movie.

We got to see just about everybody in Austin. Zoe got to meet all of her cousins and Jacob was old enough to really play with the older kids. We didn't get to see Jeff and Melissa in Austin but we caught up with them later in the trip. We also didn't get to see some of our friends, Jared and Noel. They were very understanding.

Jacob had a blast with all of Nanie and Papa's toys! At first, Zachary was driving. When Zachary was tired of it, Nanie jumped in. Jacob got used to everything and started driving himself. He knew how to make it start and stop, but turning was another story. Luckily, he only crashed into the side of the house once.

Santa

Last week was our Church Christmas party. Santa was there to see all of the kids. Zoe was on his lap just long enough for us to take this picture. She had a look on her face like, "who is this stranger and why are you so willingly handing me over too him?" We tried to get Jacob to sit on his lap but it was a not happening. As we carried him over, his body went rigid and he would not bend at the waist. It's ok, we have a book that we read every night about Santa. Jacob doesn't call him Santa. Instead, his name is "toys".

Zoe was so good at the Christmas party and Jacob was having a great time running around with the other kids. I don't think I got a good picture of him because he was always on the move.

We are leaving tomorrow for Texas. We are so excited to see everyone!! I have been counting down since Christmas and think I am about to jump out of my skin!

Flu Season

Well it is that time of year...flu season. Yesterday we went out as a family to get the last necessities before we leave next Saturday for our Christmas vacation. Unfortunately, Zoe and I got a cold. Nothing too serious at this point but we are trying to rest up so we are healthy for our holiday travels. I am just glad that we got sick now and hope we will be healthy while we are in TX. I really don't want Zoe's first Christmas to be like Jacob's first. For those who don't know, we all had the flu and didn't celebrate Christmas as a family until after the new year. Happy Holidays to all and I hope everyone is healthy!!!