Christmas 2011

Christmas day @ Grandma's.

Four-Tenths Of An Inch

The big snow event: 4th Feb 2011


South/central Texas winters...brrrr

Ten Years To AARP

Last saturday was my wife's 40th birthday; a milestone b-day to say the least. So I decided to surprise her w/ family & friends on....sunday. But inorder to "sell it" the kiddos and I had a little birthday celebration for her saturday.


The saturday head-fake. Notice the sm cake,
cards and one gift (a dated DVD).
Dev even excused herself right afterward to
go to a friends b-day party :)




Then, after church sunday, we sprung the surprise!



The spread & decos
courtesy of Mimi.






The bonus surprise...
Summer's best friend Mary
came up from Baytown.





Happy birthday again, honey!

Christmas '08

Christmas 2008, hard to believe
it's already come and gone.






We left this for that jolly ol fat man,
w/hold all comments please.







And in return,
he left us these.





Then it was off to Grandma's for dinner, and of course, more presents.


Ohhhh...yeah,
there were pies.








Twas a good Christmas
for one and all.

Havic's Gone Wild

If eight people travel in two cars, for four miles, at 5 mph, how many different species can they see? No, this is not a TAKS question, it's simply a segue for our trip to The Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch. I figure we spotted (and fed) many of the forty sum-odd there.




My folks made the trip from H-town to see the animals. Dad (Prince Of Wails for all you THers) in his dino-cammo attire, and Mrs. Wails, who loves him anyway.




A wildebeest and a gemsbok



Petting (aka) feeding zoo.
Toyz-R-Us called, they want
their giraffe back.






Who says zebras don't have
a sense of humor.




Let the feeding frenzy begin...






Aoudads


Babay addux

Llama








Kudu









Texas-sized turkey










It was a fun day!












Bobo & Houdini
throw-in pic.

Hip Check

This past weekend was the my grandma's ninety-second birthday. The fact that her b-day falls just before the fourth is usually a good excuse for family and friends to get together up at her place to celebrate both events. Luckily this year many were able to attend.





Grandma, three days and three screws later. (her surgery was last wed.)

There was of course plenty of good bbq (Scooter hard at work) and cold drinks (Sharp12 lends a hand).
Some gathered in the shady spots...







...while others relaxed by the pool.






Correct use of a bull whip...incorrect use of a bull whip.





There was entertainment on the front porch...




...plus a/c, snacks (and plenty of red birds!) indoors.







Some time on the swing for Mr. & Mrs. H.






But eventually, all roads lead home.