the holidays

so we spent a good couple of days in tomball. it's nice that both of our families live there, that way we're able to see both sides. i don't know what we'll do when one clan decides to move!

christmas eve was spent at ed's parent's house. they always have a christmas eve dinner and gift opening session the night before. ed and i have also taken on the "open one gift on christmas eve" tradition...and i like it :) i dont know how to put in to words what it's like to open gifts with the buck boys..they could absolutly care less what is under the wrapper..as long as they get to tear something open. putting a gift in a bag is absolutly blasphemous. even now they get giddy and excited and tear the wrapping paper into the absolutle smallest pieces. it's a bit ridiculous, but hilarious to watch.

all of the brothers and their wives participated in a white elephant exchange. little campbell received the rubber ducky of the new century...an electric one that lights up, quacks, AND shoots water out of its head like a fountain. theresa bought it when she was with my mom..who also bought one, for her unborn grandchild. sigh. campbell is very timid, though, and looked very confused and then began to cry as she struggled to fit this obnoxious thing into her rubber ducky schema.

proud uncle ed and beautiful ms. campbell

the next morning we did christmas with my family, and then headed to his grandparents to see the entiiiiire group of bucks. there are so many little kids now (one of ed's cousins has 4 kids..LOUDEST MOST UNDISCIPLINED CHILDREN ON THE PLANET) so things were a bit crazy, and i'm not sure his poor grandparents were able to take it all in.

campbell can now say mommy, daddy, puppy, stu dee (studley, ed's parent's dog), no, tan you (thank you), and HEY! She yells this to get your attention :) she is also one for the dramatics, and rolls her eyes and sighs dramatically when she doesn't get her way. Her dad, Chris, stood in her way as she tried to get to a pile of wrapping paper, and she looked up at him, rolled her eyes, and sighed. it was hilarious, as if to say, "oh dad." and then she just walked away. i'd really like to see more of her.

showing dad that she is much more flexible than he is. he has to take his heels off the ground to squat.

the face she made when uncle ed took some of her cereal.

you can see more pictures at our website. www.apriled.shutterfly.com. It's under 'Our Life' in the Holidays 2008 folder. She's cute, you should look.