A Hippopotamus for Christmas

Woohoo - I got my very own Hippo Hero for Christmas!! Sure, I was excited about the new DSLR and I managed to actually surprise Mr Price with his new watch (he thought he was getting a computer)... but seriously...



If you don't know the song, you really should hear it.....

Merry Christmas from Family

Meredith, Kim, Madeleine, Matt, Daddy, Mom, Joe, Emily

Do you believe in Santa?

Joe does.

11 Gruene Years

Because nothin' really says the holidays like Jerry Jeff Walker at Gruene Hall the weekend before Christmas -- This year marks the 11th year of the Shrum-Jones families getting together for a racus weekend of family bonding. A fantastic gift exchange (thanks, Home Depot) capped off my jell-o shots & jingle bells.

And yes, the moms are still dressing all of us the same for the weekend. Even the wee ones:

The group has grown quite a bit over the years... The more the merrier cetainly proved true in this case

The Cookie-thon

An annual tradition is born! Thanks ladies, for a magnificent time. Impressive effort making the neighborhood smell like fresh-baked cookies for blocks. See you next year!

Biff

Quite possibly one of the coolest chance-encounters ever: Who knew that hanging out at the Driskoll Bar we would meet the Mr. Biff Henderson!
Such a cool guy -- didn't realize he was from North Carolina. They were in town doing work for Habitat for Humanity.

Now if only I can meet Sarajul and Mujibar....