After The Tenth..... When The Fun Really Begins

I would like to propose a change to the "official" holiday season. Why should it end at New Year's Day? I think it should end at Valentine's Day. That way, this post about our Christmas trip and Christmas photos wouldn't be so ridiculous.

I'll be honest, I thought about just skipping this post all together, but then I wouldn't have an excuse to share my new favorite photos of my girls. The first three photos in the list were while we were killing time in the Tampa airport on our way to Austin. Shortly after I took these photos, a nice gentleman from Southwest came up to us and offered us free coloring books, crayons and a few other assorted items for the girls. Guess flying on Christmas Eve day has its perks.

Our time in Austin was a lot of fun. We got to spend some time with Grandpa & Granny Kupper, the Austin Kupper's, the Murphy's and even cousin Matt made an appearance, driving down from Dallas. The girls really enjoyed spending time with Moxie (the dog) and their cousins. The Austin Kuppers have a fun tradition that I might "borrow" in the coming years. They have a special train set that goes around the tree and is only brought out for the holiday season. You'll see that I wasn't the only one who enjoyed the train; both Macy and Laney sat and watched it go 'round and 'round.

Once the season is over the train gets put back in its packaging and is stored somewhere safe. See...if my proposal goes through, the holiday train could still be chugging around the tracks as I type this post.