Maybe the busiest, merriest weekend ever!

We just finished up what very well may have been the busiest weekend we've ever had. Well, at least the busiest we've had in awhile! It was full of family, friends and fun though, and we enjoyed every bit of it.

The first big event of the weekend was a Walker family Christmas party hosted by Jeff's Mamaw. We had fun visiting with Jeff's dad's side of the family, and we also got to meet the newest addition to the family, Austin.


After Mamaw's party everyone (but me) - Jeff, the kids, Jeff's parents, siblings and families, and my parents - went to the North Pole Express in Grapevine. They had a blast. They said there was a ton of things to do. From what I heard, Colton showed himself to the stage and put on a dancing show for everyone, and then Tyler joined him. Apparently it was a riot! The kids also played in a choo choo bounce slide, saw a Christmas show, met Frosty and Rudolph, and rode the Grapevine vintage train. I am really looking forward to experiencing this with them next year!

The reason I didn't join the family on the train ride is because the day after we bought our tickets I got an invitation for my first college roommate's wedding. I am really happy for her and am so glad I was able to be there to celebrate with her! I had such a great time catching up with college girlfriends, including some I hadn't seen since graduation!
The next morning we headed out to Jeff's Granny's farm in Ivanhoe, Texas, and enjoyed another Christmas celebration with Jeff's Mom's side of the family. The boys always have a fun time there. There's so many different things for them to see and do. They particularly love the animals and sitting ont the tractor. It was a beautiful day, and it is always wonderful to see Granny!

We were all tired after such a busy weekend, so Jeff instructed me to stay awake on the drive home from the farm so that he would stay awake too. To stay occupied since I was having trouble keeping my eyes open, I started playing with my camera and got these pictures as we were driving into the sun. I upped the shutter speed to block out light so the main light was just the sun. I think they turned out pretty cool. The picture on the bottom right is just a picture of the crazy amount of birds we saw overhead at a stoplight. I don't think I've ever seen that many birds in one place at one time!

And finally, a picture of the boys, who crashed immediately upon leaving the farm!