On Friday, December 19, 2008, Matt, Reese, Grandma Ruth and I headed to Abilene for the weekend to celebrate Christmas. Mom was sick with a sinus infection and was not able to join us.
Matt and I both went to work in the morning, so we did not get on the road until 2:30 p.m. That put us in Abilene around 9:00. Can you guess our first stop? Taco Bueno, of course!
After grabbing our favorite fix we headed to Aunt Jamie's where we stayed for the weekend.
On Saturday morning, we went to visit Grandpa Jack and Norma and deliver their Christmas gifts.
Grandpa Jack told us all about his Navy Service and his far east cruise on the USS Estes from 1954-1955. Grandpa (aka Bobby Jack Hambric) served as a Petty Officer 3rd Class on the ship.
At the end of the cruise he was given this yearbook so to speak which documented the entire trip including his ship mates, the countries they aided, the people they met and helped along the way. This was the first time Grandpa showed the book to me, and I appreciated it so much. It really helped me to envision the work he did while on the ship. What a true piece of history!
Here is a map of the countries the ship sailed to and from.
Here is a photo of the ship.
And here we are with Grandpa Jack.
And Grandma Norma.
After our visit with Grandpa and Norma we went to lunch at El Fenix, another favorite.
We spent the rest of the afternoon running errands in preparation for our evening with family.
Everyone came over to Aunt Jamie's to celebrate Christmas with us since we would not be in town on Christmas Day.
Here are Lexi and Reese. Lexi is getting so big and is absolutely gorgeous!
Here are Reese, Lexi and Slaton.
Reese loved playing with the kids!
Reese and Mommy.
The kids are getting ready to open Christmas presents.
Reese takes a break to try on Mason's cowboy hat.
And to play with one of her favorite toys. Yes, the water bottle.
Lexi's gifts from Reese.
Slaton's gifts from Reese.
Reese opening her very first Christmas gift.
She needed a little help from Lexi.
A new toy nursery rhyme book from Slaton!
A little more help from Lexi and Slaton.
A beautiful pink cross and dish set that reads, "Jesus Loves Me".
As usual Reese did not let many people hold her. However, she sat with Lexi and Mason.
And Aunt Alyssa, even though she seems reluctant. Weston and Evelyn also stopped by later in the evening.
Sunday morning was cold at Aunt Jamie's house. Reese had to wear her toboggan until the house warmed up from the cold night.
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Grandma Ruth and I visited her church, River of Life, on Sunday morning and came back to find Reese and Daddy sound asleep.
Sunday afternoon we went to Brownwood to see my Dad and Dana. Joe, Angela, Kyler, Tyler and Riley joined us. We snacked on lots of Dana's homemade goodies and had Betty Roses bar-b-que for dinner! 
Apparently Reese still likes dogs. Sissy made her giggle.
Lexi's gifts from Reese.
Slaton's gifts from Reese.
Reese opening her very first Christmas gift.
She needed a little help from Lexi.
A new toy nursery rhyme book from Slaton!
The next gift was from Lexi. I love the red and black wrapping!
A little more help from Lexi and Slaton.
A beautiful pink cross and dish set that reads, "Jesus Loves Me".
Here are Lexi, Reese and Aunt Alyssa reading the new book. You can tell that Reese is enjoying it.
As usual Reese did not let many people hold her. However, she sat with Lexi and Mason.
And Aunt Alyssa, even though she seems reluctant. Weston and Evelyn also stopped by later in the evening.
Sunday morning was cold at Aunt Jamie's house. Reese had to wear her toboggan until the house warmed up from the cold night.
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Grandma Ruth and I visited her church, River of Life, on Sunday morning and came back to find Reese and Daddy sound asleep.
Sunday afternoon we went to Brownwood to see my Dad and Dana. Joe, Angela, Kyler, Tyler and Riley joined us. We snacked on lots of Dana's homemade goodies and had Betty Roses bar-b-que for dinner!
Here are Reese and Riley.
Apparently Reese still likes dogs. Sissy made her giggle.
Reese and Papa Larry (notice Dad's camo).
I love you Papa Larry!
Reese received her first baby doll from Papa Larry and Granny Dana, a precious moments baby that plays "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star".
Kyler taking a picture of Riley opening his gifts. Unfortunately, we did not get a family picture.
Reese found my gift bag and shook the Starbucks gift card out.
I told Matt that my Dad would hook Reese up with her first camo gear and I was right. My Dad loves to hunt deer, dove, quail and just about anything, so I knew he would buy Reese her own hunting gear. (Um, I think we'll have to add some pink boots, so everyone will know she is a girl).
I love you Papa Larry!
Dad opening gifts.
Reese received her first baby doll from Papa Larry and Granny Dana, a precious moments baby that plays "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star".
Kyler taking a picture of Riley opening his gifts. Unfortunately, we did not get a family picture.
Reese also let Angela hold her.
Reese found my gift bag and shook the Starbucks gift card out.
I told Matt that my Dad would hook Reese up with her first camo gear and I was right. My Dad loves to hunt deer, dove, quail and just about anything, so I knew he would buy Reese her own hunting gear. (Um, I think we'll have to add some pink boots, so everyone will know she is a girl).
Reese received lots of fun and educational toys this year.
We headed back to Houston on Monday morning. As always, it was a quick trip!
We stopped at Storm's in Hamilton for a cheese burger. I love this picture because it captures Reese's new laugh. Now she will laugh when she wants your attention or she thinks something is funny. It's like she knows something that we don't. I don't know how to explain it, but it is another new thing that shows she is growing and getting her own personality. And she curls up her nose when she giggles. It is so cute!
Like Mother, Like Daughter. . . Reese loves to people watch.
We stopped at Storm's in Hamilton for a cheese burger. I love this picture because it captures Reese's new laugh. Now she will laugh when she wants your attention or she thinks something is funny. It's like she knows something that we don't. I don't know how to explain it, but it is another new thing that shows she is growing and getting her own personality. And she curls up her nose when she giggles. It is so cute!
Like Mother, Like Daughter. . . Reese loves to people watch.
We made pretty good time and arrived back in Houston around 6:00 p.m. I had Tuesday (and the rest of the week) off work and spent most of the day doing last minute shopping and wrapping gifts.
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