Happy Birthday Fred (Tuddy)....

If anyone sees this guy today you'd better wish him a

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

I'd love to post his email but he'd probably not be very happy with me if I did, ekk...

He's 46 today and I hope he has a great day!

I took this Friday during our snow flurry day and he wouldn't look at me, lol...never does when I have the camera in hand, sigh!

December 5th - December Daily

A wee bit late but finally finished a layout for Saturday, December 5th. I didn't take any photos so I decided to do a Christmas memory. I'm hoping Michael will enjoy this as he gets older...

Journaling reads:

I’m not sure how old I was but at Christmas time when I hear the “Little Drummer boy” song it reminds me of that one special Christmas Eve with my Grandmother.
We had gone to the Christmas Eve service at church. Grandma and I were driving home and listening to the “Little Drummer boy” on the radio. She was driving that huge blue car and it was a cold crisp night and the stars were shining brightly. There was an oil rig in a field and I remember commenting that with it all lit up it looked like a Christmas tree. When we got out at her house, we heard a thumping nose off in the distance at that time I thought it was the little drummer boy playing his drum for us. Grandma agreed with me and we sat and listened for a few minutes. It was so calm and beautiful. She never said any different and I love that warm memory of her, especially at Christmas time. Letting a little girl believe for a short time that there actually was a little drummer boy…pa rum pum pum pum! Thank you Grandma for a wonderful memory.

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The photo of her and I was taken in May of 1966, I was close to a month old....Didn't have any photos of her and I at Christmas so I used that one...

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Credits:

Taylor made - text fill items
Lindsey J. - Christmas Traditions kits – bulbs, gold sparkle, wire, no. 5
Jen @ jencropable.com – round circle flourish
Pam Lefors – tis the season kit - overlay
Pstogether.blogspot.com – Teddy Bear Christmas kit – Paper

Sue Cummings @ Oscraps.com - photo mask

December 4th ~ December Daily

Better late than never...Here's my December Daily Layout for Friday!

Not easy choosing a few photos from our day...It was a very busy day!

You can click on the layout to read the journaling but most of you have already read about our day!

Credits:

All items used were designed by Jen @ jencropable.com

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On another note I have a problem...I took no photos yesterday (Saturday), sigh!! So not sure what to do regarding a layout! Hopefully I'll think of something. I haven't taken any photos today either...we've been a bit busy! But if I hurry, as it isn't midnight here yet, I may get a photo or two!

Hope y'all enjoyed your weekend and have a beautiful beginning to your week :o)

Kansas City Southern Holiday Express...

The Holiday Express came into Victoria Friday. We stopped and I took photos earlier in the day when it was snowing. The tours started at 4pm and we planned on going.

Supposedly the next time it will be coming to our area again will be 10 + years...

It was pretty neat and Michael was excited about touring inside of it. He originally thought we'd be going for a ride, lol...NOT!

We left it and headed home...

We went back up at a little before 4pm for the tour but it wasn't meant to be. After waiting in line for 20 minutes for a parking spot we drove past the line of people waiting in the freezing cold weather...it was a very long line...very looooooooooong line. Thousands of people!! Michael, thank goodness, took a look at the line of people and asked if we could skip the tour...I breathed a sigh of relief and said "Yes"! We were prepared for the cold but not looking forward to waiting...So glad I got photos earlier in the day while it was snowing and before all the people and vehicles cluttered up the view...Maybe next time we'll catch it!

Goliad Christmas Parade

Our small town has a Christmas Celebration every year and it starts off with a Parade on Friday night...

Quiet a few of the participants canceled this year due to the snow but by late afternoon the sky's had cleared, it was chilly but beautiful.

Michael and I have made it a yearly tradition to go and watch the parade. They also have arts & crafts and food vendors set up around the court house square. Michael has to have his sausage on a stick and I like to peruse the stores and vendors.

Part of downtown Goliad.

One of the vendors all lit up!

Looking up at the court house tower.

Michael has his sausage on a stick and he's ready for the parade.

Notice he also has his snow pants & winter coat on but oh so toasty warm!

After Michael finished his dinner we went in a few of the stores. I love the Goliad pharmacy, they always have so many cute decorations. The tea party above was one of Michael's favorites.

They also had some gorgeous trees decorated.

The Grand Marshal and the beginning of the parade...

I think (if I remember correctly) this was a 57 Chevy Bel air...

Goliad fire truck all decked out for Christmas.

The 4-H float.

Beeville's fire truck.

A few tractors decorated.

They always do a nice job of lighting them up! What can I say it's the country and not Christmas without decorating the tractors :o)

Michael's favorite, The helicopter!

One of the many floats

Gritz towers inc. float.

It was pretty neat as they used the topper on one of their towers and had it all lit up.

And here's Santa Claus!

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It was a short parade but we like them like that...Short & Sweet!

Christmas Train photos coming soon!

Snow fun ~ Digital Layout

A layout I created of our Snow fun day!

Credits:

Kit called Wonderland designed by Fruit Loop Sally @ Catscrap.com

Oh My...Texas snow and it ain't cotton!

Totally shocking and unbelievable but we got snow today in SOUTH Texas...

I pulled Michael out of school at 10:30am so he could enjoy the snow and he did...

Coming down our driveway about about 10:30am....

Michael home from school and wanting to play in the snow!


I'm in shock as I look down the driveway...it's SNOWING!

Daddy helping Michael get dressed to go outside...So glad we have snowpants! I don't miss putting all the clothes on to go outside...nope I don't...so glad I live in South Texas!

MUD!! UGH!!

Julie enjoying the cold? At least I think she was...

Every time we came home today she'd run and buck around the truck, silly girl!

Another one of my favorite photos from the day!

One of my favorite photos of the day!! He was having soo much fun!

Headed down Schroeder road to go to Dad's ranch to wrap the pipes and feed the animals.

He was so excited! It's SNOWING!

He had to call Far Away Grammy and tell her it was snowing!!

Snow on the side of Highway 59...we're headed to Victoria! They were getting more snow and we had to find enough to have a snowball fight with...

Hwy 59 looking north on the Southbound lane...Victoria Texas.

We went to Inez (which is a wee bit North of Victoria)...Oh boy did we have fun!

He was just tickled to be whipping snowballs at Momma!

Another one of my favorite photos of the day!

Packing...

Armed and Dangerous!

Skipping through the snow, silly boy!

Uh Oh...getting ready....

THROW!!! (gotta love his facial expression, lol)

Coming back into Victoria at about 2:33pm...still snowing!

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It didn't accumulate much but it was still fun...Next week back up to the 70's...Yes!

I miss not wearing my shorts, lol...

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We also went and checked out the Christmas Train and went to the Goliad Christmas Parade but that will have to wait as this little Texas Snow bunny is tuckered out and headed to bed, Yawwwn!

Good night all...Hope y'all had a GREAT day too!