christmastime

We had the best Christmas with our little babe! Mark and I were both off for two weeks and it was fantastic! Unfortunately Reese got RSV the week before :( it was so sad... but she recovered really quick. We did have to do a steroid shot and breathing treatments for a few weeks, but it didn't stop that little busy body from having fun with her aunts and uncles! 

We stayed in Amarillo with Mark's family for Christmas and we were off work the whole week before Christmas.... it was the best, most relaxing, fun with our family of three, non-shopping week! We had all of the Mason's over for Christmas Eve dinner after the church service for Mexican pile on - a Mason christmas eve tradition - and cookie decorating and Elf!

 Christmas morning Reese got to see what Santa bought and we opened our presents at our house. Then we went to Mark's parents house for brunch and more present opening. I spent the afternoon (and the day before) cooking my granny's cornbread dressing for the first time and after about 300 phone calls to Baton Rouge - I did it! {and it was delicious, if I do say so myself :)} We had a fun Christmas day with the Masons! I always love having all of them together! What a fun family I'm so blessed to be a part of! Reese was definitely spoiled with tons of presents, books, clothes etc. Here are a few of her new things:

paper and ribbons:

 noah's ark from Santa

play tent from Anne Marie

Christmas morning brunch:

After lunch on the 26th we drove to Ft. Worth to be with my family for a few days at my grandmothers house. It was a wonderful time, as always. Again, Reese was spoiled! and best of all, she crawled for the first time :) She's all over the place now. It's too cute.

This is her new bear from her Uncle Eric - it WILL be her favorite (eric says)

Two of my dad's brothers and their families got to be in Ft. Worth as well. We had a fun day. Here are my cousins Rachel and Collin who are from Tyler. 

Dinner at Joe Ts (yummm!) Reese and Daddy having a melt down together ha!

family picture 

We drove down to Houston for the Baylor Bowl game after our time in Ft. Worth! I dont have many pictures and it was a pitiful game... but we still had fun with our friends Nat and Jessie and it's fun to be able to say we went to the game {and so did Reese :)}

This year we brought in the new year with our besties from Lubbock!! We had the best time! Shelbi and Preston were driving through from Colorado and Taryn and Chase drove up from Lubbock! It was the best night of food, laughs, games, laughs, fireworks and more laughing. So fun!! Thanks for coming sweet friends. 

and here we are now.... in 2011. Can't believe its here. The year Mark graduates from Medical School and becomes Dr. Mason!! The year Reese turns one! The year Reese will start walking. The year I 'retire' :) yippee! The year we move to a semi-permanent location yet to be determined. The year God does amazing things for us, in us and through us. We dedicate 2011 to our gracious Jesus and pray we will live every day of this new year for Him.