I need a vacation from my vacation!

Well, all the family left yesterday! :( Now our house is pretty quiet, well, quieter than it was. I don't know how "quiet" a house is when there is a 2 month old and a 2 year old! LOL! We had a blast with the family!!!! We ate TONS of turkey, celebrated Christmas, did some shopping, Family pictures, and went to the KSU/North Texas Football game!

Family Pictures!

Cousins! Breckyn, Xander, and Pearl

Cousin Pearl and Xander!


Cousin Pearl and Xander at the Football game! It was to cold for us so we went and hung out in the car!

Xander and Mommy

Breckyn soo excited at the KSU/North Texas Football game!

Thanksgiving/Steele Family Christmas

We officially made it through Thanksgiving, and I would guess about 15lbs later! LOL!! Strider's Mom and Dad, Sister Morgan and her husband Justin and their daughter Pearl, and Strider brother, Sherman, and his girlfriend, Kyle, all came down to celebrate with us!! Which is REALLY nice that we didn't have to travel this year!! I am so exhausted from travel back and forth to Kansas its nice to have everyone come here for a change! We also got to do our Christmas exchange and the kids made out like thieves!! Breckyn got TONS of clothes, Tinkerbell stuff, and even a NEW Tinkerbell movie (YAY for Mom and Dad not having to watch the other one for a while, hopefully)! Xander got a new camo suitcase, TONS of clothes, Lots of great KSU gear, and some toys!!!! It was so much fun watching Breckyn open her presents. Although her favorite present was her very OWN "Make-Make Bag." Which is what she calls my make-up bag! LOL! Grandma got it for her and she even has her own "make-make" in there that consists of some Burt's Bee's chapstick (so if she happens to eat it, it's ok because it's all natural!), some plastic containers, some necklaces/bracelets, and a tooth brush holder! LOL!! But the "make-make bag" has a mirror in it, so she can "fick" (Fix) her hair! LOL!! She is so funny!

Opening the "Make-Make" bag!!! She LOVED it!

Pulling out the necklaces and bracelets!

Happy Little Guy!

Opening more presents!

Doing what boys do on Thanksgiving.... sit on the couch with the remote!

Coloring with her Aunt Morgie and Kyle!

Wild Weekend in Waco!

Well we went to Waco, TX to see Strider's friends that were in from Colorado and had a great time! Rodney and Wendy were down for the Baylor (Rodney is a grad) and Texas A&M (Wendy is a grad) game!! And with Waco only being an hour and a half away we couldn't pass up the opportunity to see them! After all last time we say then was at their wedding at the beginning of August! We ate at Geroge's, hung out with the Bates', and then headed to the Waco Zoo!!! Breckyn had a BLAST at the Zoo!!!

Breckyn at "George's" looking at the menu!

Such a cutie!

Wendy holding Xander for the first time! Rodney looking on! LOL!!

Breckyn was checking out the birds at the zoo!

Great Day to be a CAT!

So, this Saturday we got the family on rounded up, purple on, and drove over to one of Strider's friend's house to watch the STOMPING that would be the K-State/Texas game!! I was pretty nervous considering last time I had seen Greg and his family, Nikki was PREGNANT with Christian (who is 4), and Sid, well, she was only about 3! Not to mention is was during the KSU-OU game of 2005 (when our punter decided to not go on the field with the PUNT TEAM!) in which we lost miserably, and I HATE, let me repeat the word HATE, OU! Well, not so much OU, but Bob Stoops in general for his part of the Pre-Game show from Hell in the 2004 Big 12 game (Which we got our revenge in the round about way by kicking the TAR out of them!). Anyways, I got off topic! So, it was a great night to be a Wildcat that is for sure!!! I was glad to see the REAL KSU Football team showed up for the game!!! Man, if we could have play like that for the rest of the year it would be great!!! But the best part is..... BOWL ELIGIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHOHOO!!! Now I am praying that they go to the NEW bowl game in Dallas, "The Dallas Football Classic." Which, I kinda doubt they do, because I think they are "predicted" to go to the Holiday bowl. Man, if we could afford it I would LOVE to go back to the holiday bowl!!! Ahh, the memories of Strider and I's first date at Disney Land!! Getting off topic, yet again. Anyways, I wanted to share some great pictures of the kids all decked out in their KSU!

This is my FAVORITE ONE!!

My pretty little lady!

Such a happy guy (unless he is hungery!)

Happy Halloween!

Well, our Halloween plans were cancelled due to the ENORMOUS amount of germs that decided to invade our bodies!!! But that didn't stop us to from dressing up and having fun! :) Hopefully next year we will be able to enjoy Halloween a little more!

Breckyn loves her ladybug costume!! She really liked her "Tink wings" (Tinkerbell Wings).

Cute little bug!

My First Halloween!

Xander didn't dress up as anything, but he sported his Halloween shirt!