We all cleaned up after Christmas morning at Honey & Boss' and headed over to David & Kristy's house for Howe family Christmas.
Christmas in Texas could NOT have been more beautiful this year.
Sunny and 70 degrees.
So much room for all 17 kids to run and play.
So much room for all 17 kids to run and play.
There was a bounce house, a playscape, toys galore, all outside.
It worked out perfect!
Who can resist a bounce house? Definitely not me.
The "big boys" have lots of fun too...
Nice bow Jeff
Tackle Uncle Matt Matt is always a popular game.
Family pics
We try the best we can to gather up and share at some point.
This is kind of what "gathering up" looks like now.
But it is a serious and usually emotional time.
This year Helen and Cary had some incredible gifts to give all the great-grandkids.
She had spent hours upon hours sewing all year long a precious stuffed bear made out of Bull's clothes.
Each bear is made out of a khaki front and denim back of Bull's.
Then, to make it even more personal, Cary gathered up pictures of every great-grandkid with Bull and Helen made the ears and feet of each bear out of the specific shirt Bull is wearing in the picture with that kid.
Here is an example of what I mean.
Ty's picture with Bull and his bear with ears and feet made of the exact shirt Bull is wearing in this picture with Ty.
I mean, I cannot even imagine the hours of sewing and planning this took.
So incredibly thoughtful.
Inie also handed out her gifts to the great-grandkids as well.
She had contacted me about helping her with this project. She wanted each of her great-grandkids to have a shirt with a John Deere tractor and the Flying H logo on it.
Thankfully, my best friends have a t-shirt business and Allison whipped these up for me in no time. I take no credit for these at all.
Inie had the vision, and Allison executed it.
I was merely the middle man.
They turned out SO cute.
I made sure to get one in an adult size for Inie to wear.
We did the best we could to gather up everyone for a group shot.
The only girl great-grands...out of 17.
Aubrey, Kinley, McKenzie & Lola Cooper.
More pics from the day
Here is an example of what I mean.
Ty's picture with Bull and his bear with ears and feet made of the exact shirt Bull is wearing in this picture with Ty.
I mean, I cannot even imagine the hours of sewing and planning this took.
So incredibly thoughtful.
Inie also handed out her gifts to the great-grandkids as well.
She had contacted me about helping her with this project. She wanted each of her great-grandkids to have a shirt with a John Deere tractor and the Flying H logo on it.
Thankfully, my best friends have a t-shirt business and Allison whipped these up for me in no time. I take no credit for these at all.
Inie had the vision, and Allison executed it.
I was merely the middle man.
They turned out SO cute.
I made sure to get one in an adult size for Inie to wear.
We did the best we could to gather up everyone for a group shot.
The only girl great-grands...out of 17.
Aubrey, Kinley, McKenzie & Lola Cooper.
More pics from the day
These biggest kids are the CUTEST
And these littles too
At the end of the day we tried for yet another group kid shot with most everyone in their matching Mendykaye Designs Christmas pjs.
I mean, what would my family wear if not for my super talented friends and family to provide me with personalized clothing???
Overall, it was a beautiful and fantastic Howe family Christmas. I wish we had these opportunities way more than every other holiday. But, I treasure them when we do all get together.
