Christmas in Lubbock

Christmas in Lubbock was tons of fun and tons of cousin love with the boys and Jacob and Olivia. I also have a ton of pictures, so I'll get right to it.

Before we really got things started on Wed. night (which was the Lubbock Christmas night), we let the kids open up their stockings from Nana and Grandad.

Luke immediately saw his mini Boston hat and said now his Baby Tiger had a B hat, too.

Ryan thought it was perfect for his own head.

All of the kids got new Red Sox hats and shirts from Nana and Grandad's trip to New England.

All 4 kids also got new monogrammed suitcases - they will all be able to use them when Jacob and Olivia come to visit this summer.

Ryan was so thrilled about his suitcase. He gave a little shriek and then ran to Greg to tell him that he now had his own suitcase to carry around and to use on an airplane and at hotels.

Luke loved putting all of his Christmas gifts inside of his suitcase.

Aren't they all so cute?

4 generations with Nanny.

I found this rocket at Target and seemed like the perfect project for 4 active kids - it kept them all occupied for over an hour one afternoon.

We often found Luke and Olivia down the basement by themselves having their own art class.

Conny got all of the kids their own nutcracker to paint - this was a great project and it was so funny to see how different all of the kids worked. Luke was the most deliberate - he started quickly and knew exactly what he wanted to do and was the first one done. Ryan was much more exact with his painting and needed some help at times to brush out all of his paint. Olivia wanted to make her nutcracker very colorful and Jacob did great completing a craft project with only a little help from Conny at the end.



They all turned out super cute and very unique.

Ryan's new Bozo the Clown punching bag - it should be the perfect thing to let this little boy get all of his sillies out.

The boys spent one morning in Nana's bathroom drawing pictures of Lucy sleeping in her bed.

Ryan's picture of Lucy - I love her toenails and big smile. Ryan signs all of his drawings Ryan R. in order to distinguish it from the Ryan H. that is in his class at school.

Luke's Lucy - I love her little triangular head.

And now for a few Lucy photos:

Lucy and dad are a sweet combination - he has wanted a lap dog and I think he has found one.

Lucy's other biggest fan is Ryan. He is in love with this dog and it is funny that at times he is more interested in spending time with her than with his cousins.

Lucy and her little purple sweater.

Ryan and his buddy.

We had a great time in Lubbock and Greg and I were sad to leave the boys this morning for a few days. We are headed to California for the Rose Bowl and the boys are going to hang out with Nana and Grandad until Monday. We miss them already! (although it was nice to have a quiet adult dinner this evening)