The tree that I thought would never get decorated, finally did! You may see front and center the Golden Gate Bridge ornament that Will's family sent us. Just below it on the right is one that Em and Mark gave me this year. It was a breast cancer awareness silver ornament that spelled out HOPE. Very appropriate, I thought.
I'm glad Jenny Stegall talked me into buying this pan when I was in San Francisco during Thanksgiving. I made the gingerbread houses with Elle and Evelyn. This was my second round of making them on Christmas morning. They were easy and fun to make.
Isn't it great when you get someone a gift that they are genuinely thrilled about? That was the response of all four of the kids and their families when they opened their Wii this Christmas. They are SO into them. Some also got the Tiger Woods golf game while others got the Wii fit. We never let our kids have video games when they were growing up. I really wanted them to play outside and ride their bikes. All of their friends thought the Stegall kids were deprived. They surely are making up for it now! Annie Stegall, age 5.5 had 5 strikes in a row on bowling!Below you see KC practicing his golf swing as Mark and David cheer him on.
Emalee, with Elle and Evelyn.
They love their Auntie Em (as well as their new baby cousin in her tummy).
Sarah made this puppet theater for Evelyn.
She had several puppets for them to perform with.
I envision hours and hours of creative fun with this.
Mimi (me) with Mary Beth and Elle sharing a laugh.
Emalee and Mary Beth showing off their new Stella and Dot necklaces.
Caroline looks like she already has the piano figured out.
She loves it, thanks to her Ely grandparents.
We have had a long standing tradition in the Stegall extended family of ice skating at Christmas. Leigh Ann and Bert hosted us again and everyone had a great time. It's always a fun time to see the family. Three of the girl cousins are expecting babies. Jessica in May, Emalee in June, and Hillary in July. How exciting is that? We are a prolific group.
Mary looking on as Brittany Stegall (George's wife), Grace Stegall, and Elle Squires make the rounds on the ice.
3 comments:
Looks like a wonderful, memorable Christmas, Mary! Please post as often as possible while in Texas. So glad to see that you and Bill made it out there just fine---
Melinda
Thanks for all of these great photos and comments, Mary! Feels like I was able to join your family vicariously. I love you and am praying for you each day. Looking forward to hearing an update from MD Anderson. Please know of our love and ongoing support in your journey.
You are an excellent photo-journalist. Thank you for sharing :-)! xo
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