merry christmas, part one...

hi! here's what we looked like on christmas morning at the matthys house! sleepy, but cute. :)

we're back from all our travels celebrating the holidays on both sides of the family, and we're now getting back into the swing of things at home. we're trying to not feel guilty about not keeping up with the blog lately. partly it's momma's fault for slacking in the picture-taking department (she's just temporarily out of the groove lately but is sure to bounce back soon) and partly it's our fault for just not feeling very chatty, i guess. anyway, we have a couple christmas installments coming, so here we go...

but actually, we have two photos from a couple days before christmas - playing on the deck in shorts and no socks!! we love texas. and luke loves when i run around in circles around him. for whatever reason, he gets a big kick out of it every time, whether we're inside or outside... it's the little things that keep us happy...

and here's more christmas morning photos in my bed. i was really excited about the day, but was just playing it cool here at first... and actually, i just remembered it actually was christmas eve morning, because that's the day we flew to indiana. it's the day we celebrated christmas here at home...

here's daddy opening the coffee mug i decorated for him...

...while luke enjoys his favorite part of christmas - wrapping paper, of course...

me opening a gift....

luke having more paper...

and finally me having a twix for breakfast...

what?!?! a twix for breakfast!!! yep, momma may be strict at times, but she also knows when to live it up. :)

and that's all for installment one about christmas. next up will be photos from our trip to indiana, including lots and lots of snow. :) and now, i will also take this opportunity to break the news to anyone who doesn't know yet - daddy got a promotion within his company and we are moving to houston. our house is for sale and we are looking for a new home in a rural-ish area north of the city. we all love austin (a lot) and love our home here, but we're excited about a change and look forward to new things to come. and mostly we're proud of daddy. i'll keep you posted as things progress on that front, but otherwise stay tuned for more on christmas and other general happenings around here. bye! :)