Christmas has arrived

We enjoyed playing with Holiday Crackers from Britain.

Mariana got a Sleeping Beauty dressing table from Santa, so she naturally put on her Sleeping Beauty dress.

Hippos

The Loot

In anticipation on Christmas Eve

Holiday in the Park

We visited Santa while shopping

...and another with Sylvester and Bugs



Got a picture with Taz...



Slid down a hill

Got a picture with Frosty

We began the day with Face Painting

Christmas Play

Rudolph

Christmas Carols

Winter 2008

This rare winter moon at it's closest apogy to the earth and in the full-cycle. It also has a giant "rain" ring around it.

Have a Holly Jolly Christmas

Children's choir rehearsal, downtown Fort Worth

Lights in front of our house

Trim the tree

Tree finished




Helping mom decorate

Mariana excited about the Christmas season

Jeremy's house

More family, different couch



Family

A real baby!

Cake is good

Birthday at Maemie's house

Happy Birthday

Mariana's new baby

Opening gifts with dad

Cake times three.

Mariana and Bailey

Life really is the "Pits", LOL

A small celebration at home.

Dia de los Muertos

La Ofrenda



Riley and Mariana playing

Halloween

The Trick or Treat Gang


Posing 2


Posing

Parade at School

Halloween Carnival

Mariana had a good time at the Halloween carnival on Sunday in Keller, but the high-temps chased away after only an hour. Jeremy's neighbor Tom was volunteering there, it was good to see him.

Horse-ing around

Mariana went to a frineds b-day party on Saturday and rode the horse 3 times, more than even the birthday girl, she was excited and had a great time.

Latino Cultural Arts Center - Dallas

Sunday we went to an event at the Arts Center, they had a very good Art Performance from the Michoacan region of Mexico, very entertaining. Mariana loved it.

A date with dad

Tonight Sonia went to go out with the girls, so Mariana and I had a date. First we dined at Le IHOP, then we went to Grapevine Mills to play a round of Moon Golf.

A Day at the Fair

We decided to take Mariana to the fair again this year, we took her a couple of years ago, but she didn't enjoy it much. This year she was old enough to get into it. We of course spent most of our time in the Midway.

Started the day at the Petting Zoo, guess the animals had their fill, because they were eating nothing. Wasted $2 bucks on feed.


Midway


Testing Cars

The Blue Baroness

Jane Dean

Flying high with friends

Bull Riding

Nightshot

Swinger

Shout out to the big man.

I wanted to try the new chicken fried bacon, but only one stand at the whole fair was selling it and the line was too long, maybe next year. After all the Midway fun, we headed over to the car show and checked out the new models. Stayed long enough to see the parade and split, Mariana was so tired she passed out on the way home as did I. Poor Sonia drove.