December 2008 (Christmas and such)

Christmas was kind of like Thanksgiving but backwards. Before our travels, we started with a Saturday Christmas at Kristi's sister's house in Fort Worth. This was with just her immediate family. Then we traveled first to her grandparents in Tulia followed by a couple of days down in Lubbock. It was warmer than usual (typically snowy and very cold). This was all Avery's first Christmas.

Here is Kristi showing Avery her new "bunny" for her crib. She seems to like it.

Here is Kristi's dad hanging out with both grandkids, ours (Avery) and Kristi's sister's (Hunter).

Here is Avery hanging out with the Pearson grandparents.

This is just part of the family at the Tulia, Pearson Christmas. I believe there were something like 28 adults and 10 or so kids. We did the gift exchange and it was mayhem.

Avery received her walker and still loves to follow it around the house.

We had a chance to go pheasant hunting one morning and here is Avery with dad prior to the hunt.


This is the take from the morning. 4 pheasants. I only shot one of them, but brought all 4 home. The rest of the family can hunt them anytime they want.

Here is Avery working a puzzle with here "Nana" Pearson.

Here is Avery with cousin Hunter in the big chair.

Here is Avery with her parents.

Aunt Kim and Avery.

Here is a sampling of the kids at the Pearson Christmas in Tulia. Getting this many to stay still long enough in one spot took talent and luck.

This is the Poteet Christmas in Lubbock.

Danielle instructing Avery on how to open gifts and what to do with the tissue paper.

Danielle and her "Texas Tech" passifier....yuck

Here is Danielle and her Great-Grandmother De La Garza.

Here is Mom showing her grandaughter (Danielle) how to place Jesus in the manger.

Dad and Phillip showing off their remote controls designed to control a wife. I'm sure that there is some sort of guarantee on the thing.

Danielle loving on her new / first sock monkey toy

Kristi and Avery

Daddy and Avery.

Here are my parents on Christmas morning.

Phillip was engulfed by one of his big gifts.

Here is Grandma "Gigi" with little Avery.

Finally, this is a buck that my cousin shot at our family's ranch near Abilene. He shot it on the last night of the season.