Martin Family Christmas Party

Kody, April & Linzi hosted the Martin Family Christmas Party this year. They had the funnest ideas! We all wore our pajamas, and had breakfast food for dinner. Everyone was so comfy, it was great! There was a contest for the best adult houseshoes, and best kids houseshoes. Noah won with his spiderman slippers! We had a travel coffee mug exchange among the adults which turned out to be alot of fun and everyone was happy with what they got! The kids exchanged coloring books and new boxes of crayons. After the gift exchange, we all got our hot chocolate ready and loaded up into our cars to go see Christmas lights. It was alot of fun! They did a great job planning this party! Thanks guys! We had a blast!

April, me & Linzi

My nephew Michael
I love his Dr. Pepper pants!

He held still just long enough to get a picture with me!

Aunt Brenda was in charge of the pancakes!

Adorable sisters - Audra & Amy!

Nanaw & Aunt Judy

Trina & David

Linzi & Becca

I love my sisters-in-law!

This is why we love them so much!
They are soooo much fun!

My family at the pj party!

Miss Hannah & Miss Linzi look adorable in their tu-tus!

They were trying to decide which
present they were going to choose!

I love this picture!

Kasey - so proud of his new penguin cup!

A King Is Coming To Town

Kaitlyn and Noah were in a Christmas Play at our church called A King Is Coming To Town. They were both in the choir. They were so proud of all the practice they put into the play and were so excited that so many people in our family came to watch them perform! It was adorable! Noah said he can't wait until he is older so he can be an actor in the play! That would be interesting!!!

Noah showing his moves!

Kaitlyn loved learning the dances!

James as the King of Rock n' Roll
Too Funny!

They used these pictures as they told the Christmas Story.
Noah was Joseph!

My Angel Noah :)

Kaitlyn & her sweet cousin McKinzie!

Noah & Hayden - don't they look alike?

Me & Amy

Kody & Becky

Becky & Kasey

Emma & Kaitlyn - I LOVE this picture!

Jeff & Dad

Kaitlyn's 1st Field Trip

Kaitlyn had her first field trip in kindergarten to Dollar Tree!!! I was a little surprised when I read that is where they were going but it was actually a really good idea... they have been learning about wants vs needs the last few weeks. So they each brought $1 and could choose 1 thing from Dollar Tree, either a need or a want. It was really interesting to see what they all chose! The bow and arrows were really popular for the boys! Kaitlyn chose a bottle of aspirin! That cracked me up! All of the items they bought were donated to a local charity that helps families in our community. It was a lot of fun. I'm glad I could come along and see her with all her new school friends!

She was the more excited about
the bus than the actual field trip!

Some of the kids all showing me what they chose!

Me with my big kindergartner!

Kaitlyn with some of her buddies!

Nanaw's Christmas Party

Nanaw was so sweet to plan a Christmas party this year just for the kids. She had ornament crafts for them to make, yummy snacks, face painting and even a visit from Santa Claus! The kids had so much fun! They love seeing their cousins. It was great to have something planned just for them. Thank you Nanaw for planning such a special Christmas party!

Making ornament crafts with glitter pens!

Hope & BJ

Mike, Trina & Hannah

Noah told Santa Claus that he wanted 16 transformers!

Kaitlyn asked for a real lion

My adorable niece Linzi

All the kids with Santa Claus

They LOVE to get their faces painted!

Kasey's Birthday

For Kasey's birthday this year we all went to Mercado Juarez for dinner. After we ate, he wanted to go to Bethlehem Revisited. It is put on by a church, it is a re-enactment of what Bethlehem would have been like when Jesus was born. There are little shops, and you can watch how they made flour, olive oil, rugs, and other things they used back then. There are lots of animals like camels, chickens, sheep. There are also Roman soldiers. Noah didn't like them at all! He told us he was going to beat them up! The people always stay in character but they interact with you as you walk by. We followed the wise men to find Joseph, Mary & baby Jesus. It was such a fun evening. We will have to go back next year!

The Birthday boy and his Dad

Emma, Kaitlyn & Memaw

Grandma, Gabe & Noah

Granddad & Grandma

Jeff & Tiffany

me & Kasey

Family Picture

Grandma & Memaw

The kids petting the sheep

One of the Roman soldiers

Kasey & I

The wise men bringing their gifts to Jesus

One of the camels!

Emma holding a baby chicken

Miss Bekah

Bekah is one of the most athletic girls I have ever known!!! She is such a sweetheart! We love spending time with her and her family. I just love her to pieces!

Bekah Volleyball 2008