Friday iPhone Dump #38

We are pretty good about taking a Groom family Christmas picture each year. Some years we dress up...this year we didn't!


Bath time!!


Some of my favorite people.


After the Wiltshire family Christmas, we headed up to Dallas for a mini vacation. We had fun! I didn't get a lot of pictures, but here are a few.

Nothing better than a sleeping baby!





Well, maybe an exhausted 3 year old!


Lunch before we went to Holiday in the Park at Six Flags.





He wasn't scared of Bugs at all!


On a ride in the kiddie part.


He loved it!


Swings in the kiddie part.


Trying on hats in the gift shop...are you surprised?


Hannah didn't have quite as much fun as Jacob did. But she looked so cute!


Back at the hotel!!


~Nancy

Friday iPhone Dump #37

My friend, Jill, snapped a few photos of Jacob during his Christmas program last week. We videoed the whole thing so I didn't get one picture. I was so glad she did!!





Hannah, relaxing on Shelby, again.


She loves riding in the cozy coupe and convinced her cousins to give her a ride! Here she is with Tyler...


And Brooke...


And Brooke and Memaw.


On Monday night, Pawpaw watched the kiddos for a while and I surprised Mom with a night at Painting with a Twist. We had a blast!


Here is her background, drying.


And mine.


Getting there!


This is what our picture was supposed to look like.


And here is our final product. We both thought they turned out well!


For Boy's last night, he threw a little party in the play room. If you look closely, he's on top of the light wrapped in streamers.


Christmas Eve.














The kids got to open their presents from us on Christmas Eve.


Jacob was excited about his Incredible Hulk mask.





And his Yo Gabba Gabba boom box.


Hannah was just putting on her make up. :0)


And eating the lip stick.


She didn't like the bow on her head, as usual.


He LOVED his Darth Vader mask.


This is what Santa left.


It was a hit!!


They love the Dune Buggy!!


And she loves her car!


Taking a spin.


And, taking our neighbor, Markus, for a ride.


~Nancy

Friday iPhone Dump #36

Boy, our elf, brought Jacob (and Hannah) some snow from the North Pole. It was a huge hit and a bit of a mess. But, anything that entertains him for at least an hour (and doesn't rhyme with blay-poh) is a hit with me!





This is her "What?-I-shouldn't-be-climbing-on-this?" look.


Her new favorite activity is to empty this bin and climb in there.


And, what she does, he wants to try. But then she wanted to join in again. Anyone want some smushed toys?


We ran into Darth Vader at Walmart.


And rode the (germ filled) ice cream truck.


See, he really likes the snow!


Saturday night we went to Richmond to do a Christmas Drive through that I remember being awesome when I was a kid. It hasn't changed much since 1985. But Jacob liked it and got to see Santa again. I had to take a picture of the picture we got to ask my mom if that's the same Santa from the 80s. We think it is!!


Boy got a little naughty that night and drew on pictures of Jacob and Hannah. Jacob LOVED it!!





Probably the only picture I have of me and both kids.


Sunday night we went to Santa's Wonderland (just south of College Station). The 20 minutes driving through it was awesome. The 3 hours we had to wait in traffic to get in (not exaggerating), was not. I won't thrill you with all of the details, but there was some crying, screaming, and I found out that a size 5 child's diaper does NOT hold an adult amount of urine.


Jacob drew me a tractor the other day. My Dad and Randy thought he drew boobs. Men...


This never gets old!


Jacob and Hannah have already started getting presents from family. And they are more than happy to open them early!!











~Nancy