Sunday, January 2, 2011

Its a Texas Christmas (Part 1)

We left the California rain and took the daring 17 hour drive out to Texas this year to visit Larry's family for Christmas. Which part of Texas you ask? Mexico...I mean El Paso. It may as well be part of Mexico, we were only about 5 miles from the border and what the newspaper called the most dangerous city in Mexico, Juarez. The heading on the newspaper read "Juarez hits 3000 murders for the year". Needless to say I did a lot of praying before we left for El Paso, thankfully we were just fine and enjoyed a week and a half of family fun. We enjoyed a day at Fantastico, baking day, Boys day (where the girls tagged along on a shopping trip), Girls day, Mexican food day, playing cards, and of course Christmas eve at Grandma O's house, and Christmas morning. 

This was our drive out of California...It was raining when we left and it was raining when we came back.

This is only 30 min into our drive. Both girls passed out, Mason wide awake.
Finally out of California, it was a beautiful sunrise.



Baking day! Cookies, cookies, cookies!








 A family friend brought by the stations fire truck to show to the kids.


Christmas eve, Honey took over the karaoke machine

 Christmas morning....Thank you Santa for the Pillow Pets. Yes Royal got one too, a white doggie with a red nose.


The Velcro wall! 



 Fantastico!!!!!
 Larry's sisters, Stormy, Misty, and Sandy.

My new favorite picture of Honey. Love that silly face!

4 comments:

CJ said...

Looks like a bunch of fun! Glad you made it out of Cali and back alive;) I love that pic of Honey also so cute!

CJ said...

oh and I just read Larrys sisters names! lol LOVE THAT!

Becky said...

Looks like fun, you brave woman.

Liz and Kevin said...

Your brave. Looks like Larry's family is doing great. I loved your christmas card. Thank you Thank you! Miss you tons.