We were blessed to spend Christmas celebrating our Savior’s birth with our families! Here’s some photos to recap:
Our Christmas Photo with tiny baby Shearer in my tummy!
This was our last Christmas to celebrate without baby Shearer! It seemed to blow our minds a bit that we will have 5 month old baby next Christmas, but we’re definitely excited!
This song “The Last Christmas Without You” by Sixpence None the Richer had a special meaning:
“I feel your heart beating inside my own skin
And I think of Mary in Bethlehem
That night in a stable our Savior was born
Yes, we have so much to be thankful for
On the last Christmas, the last Christmas
The last Christmas without you!”
We had fun decorating the tree together! (Well, Ryan put up the tree and then Melissa decorated!)
Our home with Christmas lights! Ry did a great job!
Melissa did some Christmas cookie baking with her Momma & Natalie! Here is the finished product:
Nat working hard on her snowman icing skills! She’s good!
We took our nephew Grant & niece Maddie to Candycane Lane at our church (Houston's First Baptist Church)!
Grant loved jumping in the bounce house!
Maddie loved looking at the animals and bringing hay over to them! Grant signed all the animals to his dad as he saw them!
Maddie & her dad (Brad- Ryan’s brother)
Grant & his mom (Taegan- our sister-in-law)
Maddie & Grant on the train ride… Grant didn’t want to get off the train!
Auntie Melissa & Maddie enjoying the hay ride!
Grant, Brad, & Taegan on the hay ride!
Uncle Ryan & Maddie
Since Ryan had to work 12/24-12/26, we took some time off work and celebrated Christmas with the Shearer family on 12/23.
Auntie Melissa & Maddie in her Aggie outfit- LOVE it!
Maddie opening her presents
Maddie and her dress-up clothes and Grant’s A&M t-shirt made it in the pic! Love that we’re training some lil’ Aggies early (even though they live in Colorado)!
Maddie decided the rubbermaid bin was a great spot for a nap!
Us with our first “baby”- sweet little Missy!
Most of the Shearer Family on Christmas Eve (Brad, Grant, Josh, Robin, Mom, Dad, Melissa, Ryan)- Taegan was at home with sick Maddie 
I love my Hubby! He worked all day (12+ hour shift), then hung out with family, only to have 2 more days of work in a row!
Us & the North Family on Christmas Eve (Ryan, Mel, Daddy, Momma, CJ, Natalie, Gene)
Opening a few presents on Christmas Eve while we were together!
Nat & her boyfriend Gene- aren’t they the cutest?!?
Ry with his TCU Rose Bowl ticket & t-shirt- a little excited? Yes, very much!
Christmas evening after Ry got home from work- nice Santa shirt Hubby! Will this shirt make an appearance next year???
My brother CJ & his TCU gear! GO Horned Frogs!
Family Pic time- Taegan, Maddie, Grant, & Brad!
California Trip & Rose Bowl
Melissa & her cousin Christopher (awesome receiver at Boise State- so proud of my cuz!)
All the Cousins in California: CJ, Crispy, Melissa, Ryan, Matthew, Natalie, Gene
Family at the TCU Pep Rally
Us with “Super Frog” at FrogBash on New Years’ Eve!
Family at the Rose Bowl 2011
GO TCU Horned Frogs!!!! (We cheer for TCU as long as they aren’t playing our Aggies!)
There was lots of red, but TCU made a stand…..
…and dominated the game and became the 2011 Rose Bowl Champions!
Way to go TCU!!!! We had fun and were very thankful for the kind, classy TCU fans (we won’t mention the other fans)!
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