Some fall events were:
an Astros game at Minute Maid Park with Jeremy, Nicole, and baby Rae
Rae loved clapping for the home team.
We celebrated grandkids' September and October birthdays.
Dahlia turned 4 and had her party in the Ochoa family's new rec center.
Kyla turned 12 and is now in Young Women's.
And Lorelei also celebrated her 4th birthday. Lorelei and Dahlia are so close in age, and are great pals. It fills my heart with joy to see them playing together, something I prayed and hoped for during those dark days when Dahlia was awaiting a heart transplant.
On Halloween, all 16 grandkids were together, when Mark and Courtney drove down from Minnesota, and Andy and Kay flew in from Utah. It was wild and crazy and grand.
Only Dahlia is missing here. I think she was having a wardrobe malfunction.
During the week, we hit the Houston Zoo and the beach.
Saige was so sweet to her cousin Emmett.
Mark, Courtney and their sweet children enjoyed the warm weather.
The zoo train was a hit. Even the adults enjoyed it (Andy & Kay, Mark& Courtney in background)
Sweet Saige told me she likes the beach better than Snow.
The grandkids enjoyed covering Uncle Philip with beach sand.
The family then headed up to Austin for Jessica's big event. That night, we ate at a popular barbecue place .
It was fun all being together in this very nice vacation rental in Dripping Springs
The weather was chilly and a bit rainy, but we luckily escaped the bad flooding that the area experienced just a week prior. But that didn't dampen the fun of all being together.
Here we are with all 16 grandchildren.
Dad is here with all five of his sons.
What a tine we had! Unfortunately a bad tummy bug hit most of the grandkids at various times. But we all survived!
Another Christmas came around too quickly. We had a peaceful Christmas Eve at Lauren and Dan's home and we were excited to wake up Christmas morning to see Rae open her presents. Emily and Brian's family came in from Vidor to join us later Christmas Day.
We made gingerbread houses for home evening the week of Christmas.
Our traditional candlelight Christmas Eve special soup and bread dinner at Lauren and Dan's.
The kids did the traditional Nativity play.
Rae loves unwrapping presents from Santa, even though it can be a bit challenging getting the tape off!
Sweet Dahlia loves baby Jesus!
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