Where do I even start??

Going to Matt's Christmas party!

Merry Christmas!
I can't resist those eyes!
Angelic!
Oh, I love those 2 kids!

So much has been going on around here that I don't even know where to start.

First of all, I thought I would start this blog entry with pictures instead of ending with them.

Last week we had our pictures taken. I never like picture day because no matter what it is stressful. Trying to get 2 kids to cooperate together makes it even harder. I still have not gotten my "perfect picture" of the 2 of them together. Hudson lasts ummmm maybe 2 seconds with her...then he's off. I am happy with several of them individually though. I can't post my favorites because I am giving them as Christmas gifts, but I will give you a taste of a few cute ones!

Friday night was Matt's Christmas party at The Gaylord Texas. Both of Matt's sisters came for the weekend to keep the kids. THANK YALL SOO MUCH! I love having a house full of company. We enjoyed their visit so much and I know the kids did too! The Christmas party was really fun, and The Gaylord this time of year is just beautiful. If you haven't ever been....GO...it's so fun. His Christmas party was at The Riverwalk Cafe and it was a Murder Mystery Dinner. The food was excellent and the live murder mystery was really neat. However, because it was on Friday night and the traffic getting there was HORRIBLE, Matt and I missed the actual murder itself.....but I still guessed who did it. :) I really enjoy getting to be around the people Matt works with. They are all so nice and always fun to see. It was V E R Y suiting that the dinner was at The Riverwalk because.........

We are moving to San Antonio! I know, can you believe it? We knew it was coming for about a week or so now, but it became official at the dinner Friday night. Matt's boss stayed late and spoke with the 2 of us. It's going to be a wonderful opportunity for Matt's career with Wells Fargo, and it was something he just could not turn down. I am filled with so many mixed emotions, but overall I know this is what is best for him and our family. SOOO our house is going on the market January 1st. AHH! So scary. That is one thing I am sooo SAD about is my house. I know it is just a house, but I absolutely love every single nook and cranny of this house. It is so perfect, so homey, so US. I love that it has 4 big bedrooms and 3 full bathrooms. I love that our guest have a cozy separate part of the house with their very own bathroom. I love my black and white checkered kitchen floor. I love our beautiful backyard and cozy porch. I love that this house is a burst of color. I love our gigantic front windows, and all of our beautiful HUGE trees. I love our friendly neighbors. I could just go on and on about everything here. Seriously, the first steps we took into this house we just KNEW it was our home. We never looked at another house after we saw this one. Even though I knew it would not happen, I told Matt that I could live here forever....and I know I could. I hope that a new family walks in our front door and falls in love with our house just like we did. It is a PERFECT home for a family with LOTS of kiddos!! I also hope that we find a house in San Antonio that we love just like this one. Our first house has set the bar high for our future house!!

We have grown to love it here in Fort Worth, but we are so confident that God has blessed us with this opportunity and new adventure. We both love San Antonio....just never considered it for a place to live. BUT...mark my words....I will be VERY disappointed if I hear of any of you coming to San Antonio and getting a hotel. We hope to have many visitors since San Antonio is such a fun place to visit.

So that's our news! It's so scary and so exciting at the same time. I think what I am most nervous about is moving to a place where I know no one, don't even know how to get around in the city, and that we are going to be SO FAR from our families. We have loved being just 2 hours from both sets of our parents...now it'll be 7 hrs from Matt's and 5 hrs from mine. So sad!

So pray for us as we tie up loose ends here, sell our home sweet home, find us a new home sweet home, and relocate to San Antonio.

OUR HOME SWEET HOME!!






I just thought I post our first Christmas card pic of Hudson wearing his hat!! Seriously, how cute are they????