a festive night with the fifers...

when sarah asked her girls what they wanted to do this christmas season and abby responded, "go over to t and mark's house for dinner and look at christmas lights!" i was thrilled.  this is something we have done for the last couple of years, but i wasn't sure if anyone enjoyed it as much as i did.  now, i am fully aware this was probably not at the tippy top of abby's holiday must-dos, but none the less i was so happy to host the fifers for the evening.

the fifers arrived, the kids played, and as soon as it was dark we bundled up and loaded up the truck to go and check out the lights and decorations.

kk, abby, and o all set and ready to go!

the boys were ready too!

piled in the back of christman's truck and covered up with baylor blankets.
(don't worry grandma's the mama's climbed in after the pictures. ) :)

our neighborhood doesn't have any big attractions or even elaborate decorations that draw a crowd, but we have a great time oooohing and awwwing at the humble/average christmas displays.  the kids love it!   this year we did add a new feature to the tour.  we took the fifers to the "train house" in our neighborhood.  there is a sweet man who for years (decades) has been decking his backyard with thousands of christmas lights and a train.  he offers FREE rides to all the kids and adults in the neighborhood.  he is open for business every night in december.  the kids (mark is included in the group) had fun on the train.

o, jack, kk, and abby with santa waiting to ride the train.

abby and jack rode together.  oh, mark was there too!

kk and o were riding buddies.

and then they were off... (round and round and round they went)

then we came home, had dinner, warmed up, and settled in to watch the heisman presentation.  it just worked out perfectly that the heisman trophy presentation was scheduled for the same night, so we could all cheer together for RG3!  we were so excited that he won!! sic em bears!!!

"The hotter the heat, the harder the steel. No pressure, no diamonds. We compete. We win. We are Baylor Baylor we are and Baylor we’ll always be, but it’s up to us to define what that means. And this Heisman Trophy is only the beginning of that process.” - Heisman Trophy Winner, Robert Griffin III on December 10, 2011”
i think we can call this a tradition at this point, and i am hoping it continues for many years to come.  i'd also love to see baylor start a tradition of winning the heisman.  a baylor girl can dream, right? :)