Well, it seems like since November hit we've been really busy with the holidays and end of the year stuff. I have finally found time to post a tid bit about what we've been doing. We had a great Thanksgiving (our first in the states since being back from Spain.) It was really nice getting to see family and being all together. Here's a pic of us on Thanksgiving day.
Josh and Emory are doing great. Josh is as active as ever. I have decided that the energy level increases with age - at least at this point in his life. He is all boy and sometimes I feel as though he needs about 5 acres of land just to sustain his activity and his love for running :) He is a great big brother to Emory and we are so thankful that they get along so well.
Emory is getting around pretty well these days. She walks holding on to things but not on her own yet. We keep thinking that any day she'll take her first step all by herself. Here's a picture of her with her first pig tails!
Our Christmas was wonderful. Russ took the whole week off so we had lots of fun family time. We spent the holidays in Keller, TX (North Ft. Worth) with Russ' family. Josh and Emory have cousins just a few months younger than them. Here's a pictures of Russ' mom ("Abuela") with all her grandkids :)
Here's Josh and Emory in front of the Christmas tree. They had a fun time celebrating Christmas this year. It's fun with Josh now being old enough to anticipate Christmas Day. He was just so excited about everything.
Right before Christmas we took a quick trip up to Maysville, OK to visit my cousin (Lanny) and his son (Landes) who were down visiting from Wyoming. We don't see them much. Josh and Landes are just 6 months apart and really loved playing together. They road around my Aunt and Uncle's house on motorized cars. Josh did not want to come inside no matter how cold it was. 
Emory even got to take a little drive :) Here's Josh and her cruisin' in the Cadi. 
We got to see my brother over the holidays. He loves being the fun Uncle :) 
Right after the new year I got to reconnect with my friend, Amberly, from high school. She lives in Richardson not far from us in Frisco. She has a son, Zachary, who is just a few months older than Emory. It was so much fun getting to see her again and how much our lives have changed. At one point while the kids were playing in the play area at the mall where we met, I looked over at Amberly and said: "Look, our kids are playing together!" Here's Zachary, Josh, and Emory hanging out at the toy store.
