End of the year fun!

We went to the park for a cool but fun time.

I got a nice picture of Sam.

Zoey has informed us that she does not like the name Zoey.  She has declared that she shall be called Zo-Zo, after we rejected swapping names with Samantha.  So here is Zo-Zo with her Santa gift, Ella Grace,

Here she is being silly on the truck.

The girls got matching swan necklaces from Nana and Papa and matching swan shirts from us.  We love and miss Lakeland!!!!  They would not both sit still for a great picture, so here is the best I got.

We hope everyone has an amazing New Year!  And Go Jackets in the Orange Bowl!

Christmas fun!

The weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas have flown by.  We have stayed busy and here are some highlights.

We went to a local town, Dickinson, to grab dinner and walk through their lights.  It was no Lights of Lakeland, but was pretty neat.  We also went to a walk through Bethlehem at the local Methodist Church, but I did not take any pictures.

I need this in my yard!

We had some Santa parties.  The moms club one could not get a dad to play santa, so a mom with sick kids did, but she did not have boots, so red toenails it was.  :)

We also had a neighborhood party.  The girls had a blast.

We met the Pabons at Kemah.  We had a blast, even though it was so cold.

The girls and I went to the local nature center.  They have one free Sunday a month.  It was pretty and they have an old farmhouse and bison.

 And there were some early presents.  Sam got a nerf rebelle, so Zoey pulled out the old smaller ones.

My main gift is a new oven.  The old one was original and the microwave made a weird noise and the oven had only one working element and was not working well.  So we bought a new one at Sears outlet.  It was a double convection.  Nick had to redo the cabinets to fit it and there were still a lot of challenges.  But it is in now and so pretty.  I also got this spice organizer.  

Sam and Zoey opened a few things already.

Sam continues to work hard at piano.  She has enjoyed the Christmas songs a lot.  She was nervous about being taped, but she is doing so well for having done lessons just over a year.

Merry Christmas from the Southern Kellings!  Hope everyone has a joyous and peaceful holiday season.