December is Pictures

These last three weeks of December have felt like they've lasted for three months. I'm all tired out so pictures will have to tell the story. Try to keep up! 

It all started when Moose came home from school...

A couple of days later, the pregnant and nap-happy Garcia's showed up...






Kiley pulls this look off much better!






A few days after that, the boys and the Garcia's headed to Texas to pick up 
Henry's car and tour the University of Texas at Austin



Marcus and Kathy reminded me though that Henry's first campus tour was actually in 2008...

March 2008 vs December 2019...who would've thought it?!

Next up, Pablo and Angie for came to visit for Christmas week and 
we started it with a Posada at a friend's house...


Patty wasn't kidding when she said there'd be singing in Spanish...
and sparklers

 Angie and Consuelo totally carried us all


 There was even a pinata...in the garage of course!

 Great, new friends...



Christmas Eve Mass where Vivian served for the first time...


Christmas Day 2019...
Santa found the boys out at the Hen House...
The calm before the storm...
Santa brought an archery set...
...a longboard...
...and money!
Stay away from the window!!!
Angie's reaction to her gift of a subscription to the Express News!
Viv schooling the boys in archery...
This is when Henry said, "I feel like this is going to be the last thing I see before I die"




So, sooooo good!







And we finished off Christmas Day 2019 with a beautiful fire...

All good things must come to an end...
As Pablo and Angie headed home, Matt and the boys headed to Orlando...

The first night in Orlando Matt and the boys
 met up with Elayna, Heath and the Iowa cousins!
And then Iowa State at the Camping World Bowl...
it was NOT a good game, but the trip was totally worth it!


In the craziest twist of fate, Henry ended up meeting up with two of his 
Virginia buddies that were also at the game...
one lives in Orlando now so they all ended up spending the night together! 
That was absolutely worth the price of admission!!

I was so happy to see the knuckleheads together again!

While the boys were in Orlando the dang panhandle pig (aka Marlo)
bit me and sent me to the ER...
that was (not) a fun Sunday morning


Sheesh...a guinea pig bite and an ER trip seem like a real bummer way to end this post! December was actually a month filled with friends and family and Christmas parties. There are certainly a few people that are heavy on our hearts right now, but all in all, the past, the present and the future are bright. 

So here's to the end of a decade. May you find continued health and happiness and a whole lot of love along the way!


























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