Our First Christmas Program!

Maggie had a Christmas Program - actually the school called it a "Holiday Program" because they must not offend those who don't celebrate Christmas; however, in the Krenek Home we celebrate Christmas so as far as we are concerned it was a Christmas program. When the teachers first mentioned the program to us I was delighted that they would involve the babies and could not imagine what they would do other than sit and look precious while the older kids sang. And of course, that is exactly what went down. Maggie's part lasted a mere 60-seconds. But it was 60 seconds of pure pride and joy for Michael and I as we watched our precious MagB in her first "production." And, yes, I even teared up some. Right now it's hard to tell if Mags will live out my dream of performing on Broadway. But we (o.k., me) are certainly going to steer her in that direction.

Here is the production - in almost its entirety:

So, how cute was that? And do you love that they sang a song about Dreidels! Our little girl is going to be so multicultural!

Mags had on reindeer antlers when she first came out and by the time the program started they were long gone. Lucky for you all, we were able to get some shots of our little red-nosed reindeer! Just Precious! And even luckier for y'all - the school sent us home with them when we inquired where we could procure such antlers for our own enjoyment!

Right after this picture was snapped MagB proceeded to yank the Santa hat off of the boy next to her!

As a last note - in lieu of Christmas Cards, this year we will be mailing out birth announcements which have been sitting addressed, just waiting for stamps, for 3 months now. Better late than never and at this rate it would be June before I got a Christmas Card sent. We do love you all and wish you the very merriest of Christmases and much love and joy in the new year!

Our Bundle of Joy!

Last weekend marked the first of several family Christmases we have lined up between now and, well, Christmas! This particular weekend we celebrated with the Amyx clan (my mom' s side of the family). We had a great time with aunts, uncles, cousins and, of course, grandpa. Highlighting the event was the annual gift exchange. Now this is no ordinary gift exchange - then again, this is no ordinary family. With this gift exchange you never know what you'll end up with. My first gift was a camouflage Master Lock pad lock ( I suppose that is somewhat practical.) Then that was stolen from me and I ended up with a darling snowman mug with various hot chocolate mixes. And then that was stolen from me. In the end I ended up with a 4' long stuffed snake and hand warmers. Michael scored Whataburger gift certificates.

Here are a few pictures Mimi took at the festivities:


Our little bundle of joy!


Mom requires a picture of all families in front of the tree. Here is the Krenek's first family Christmas picture. Notice no smiles from our usual jubilant MagB. She is all smiles until she sees the red light of an impending camera flash and then it's this look. Until the flash is over and then it's all smiles again!

Here is Mags and me with my Grandpa. Apparently Gramps has the same camera flash aversion!

Laurie, Jay and the boys:

Karrie, Matt, Tatum and Taylor:

And then of course the entire gang!

Looking forward to this weekend when we celebrate with the Nances. Love and much joy to all this holiday season!