Christmas Time

It seems like I have been behind with this blogging thing, so to catch up this post is all about our Christmas break this year.  We spent Christmas day with the Boyd family, and enjoyed a lot of fun games and family time.  We did everything from homemade gingerbread house competitions (yes, everything is a competition in the Boyd family) to playing Rockband, and I think everyone had a lot of fun.  Shane was in Texas for almost 2 1/2 weeks, so we had a giant wedding to-do list that we completed together.  We registered, took engagement pictures (blog post to come), completed premarital counseling, picked wedding food, found a temporary place to live, started the process of making my wedding band, made honeymoon reservations and probably more I can't think of at the moment.  I am also happy to announce that I finally found my wedding dress!  Aside from wedding plans we had a lot of fun just relaxing together.  We met up with a few friends in Kemah one night, and enjoyed walking around the boardwalk.  We spent a few days in Odessa visiting and relaxing with the Darville's.  Shane also went to Army's bowl game in Dallas, and cheered on Army for a win against SMU.  I think we all had a good time seeing his family and spending New Years Eve playing games with friends and family.  We hope you enjoy some pictures of our Christmas break!

 Shane was great with our registry gun

 Taking a break from registering, and getting a massage at Bed Bath & Beyond

 The cutest 1 year old around!

 Between my engineering fiance and father, and construction brother cutting gingerbread became an exact science, and quite the ordeal.

Shane and I with our beautiful gingerbread house!

Everyone hard at work

All of our masterpieces

 At Kemah Boardwalk

 Joseph and Shane having a ball, shooting off fireworks.

 After three years together, Shane and I finally managed to make it under the century tree on campus.