Sword fighting in the back yard…(yes those are pool noodles) They later used those same pool noodles as cannons to defend the tree fort/pirate ship.
The kids got to eat popcorn while watching “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (in their pj’s). Ah to be a kid again. Listening to them laugh was the best part of all. 
Scrabble and Boggle were both fun, but of course playing against Anna is a guaranteed lose. 
Joe’s youngest daughtet, Addie, apparently thinks Trevor is very cuddly. She would crawl over to him and just smile at him till he picked her up. Then she’d lay her head down on his shoulder. Much to Glorianna’s dismay…(she’s such a daddy’s girl and can get very jealous). 
Christmas morn, the boys recited Luke chapter 2 versus 1-21a. (see Trevor’s blog for videos) and the kids all talked about what Christmas is really about. After which they wanted to open presents….sigh….sometimes you just can’t win…
(Glorianna, Azariah, Zion, Hope and Tori)
After the scripture reading and such, I helped Anna pass out the presents and watched the kids’ faces light up as they discovered their new treasures.
The boys got to see their very first 3D movie. That was quite the experience. I had never seen a 3D movie either so I had to borrow the kids glasses a few times to see what it was like. Very, very cool. 
Just to prove to everyone that Joe and Anna live in the middle of nowhere, Trevor had his picture taken at the geographic center of Texas.
At the risk of boring all of our faithful readers, I’ll skip telling you about most of the trip. Other then the Alamo and the things mentioned above, the rest of the trip was pretty laid back. Good food, good friends, good fellowship…what more could you want?
We headed for home on Friday (the day after Christmas) and are now safely home. All in all it was a very pleasant trip.
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