Holly Jolly

So far living close to family has been one of my favorite things about being back in Texas! It is beyond great to see my sister at the drop of a hat (living across town from each other is saweeeeet). We have also enjoyed spending time over the holidays with Nate's family. It does my heart good to see Carter forming relationships and bonds with people that we haven't been able to see on a regular basis due to all the miles that separated us. It has made this Christmas very jolly. There were lots of smiles to be had on a quick visit to Corpus before Christmas. Carter enjoyed doing a little baking with Granny and Uncle John...

The three of them also enjoyed a little story time courtesy of Carter's imagination (she is quite the little storyteller)...

When family gets together there are sure to be laughs...

And of course there were presents, we are pretty into horses right now...

Granny and Grandad also have some of the most amazing citrus trees in their backyard (think limes the size of grapefruits). Carter especially enjoyed picking and eating the oranges...

Unlike the "lil' cuties" I keep us stocked up on these oranges has lots of seeds, but grandad taught her a great little trick. You hold the orange slice up to the sun and pick the seeds out...

They also enjoyed a little bonding time over the bird feeder...

We can't wait for more visits to the coast...just a hop skip and a jump and we can feel the sand between our toes. Speaking of sand, we are home from our fabulous vacation to Gulf Shores (more on that soon) and are currently tying up lose ends and waiting for our not so little watermelon to make her debut...

It won't be long now...sleepless nights here we come!