Meet Thunder

The kids got an early present the Saturday before Christmas. Tex told us all to come to the barn for a surprise. I had no idea what was coming, but knowing my Dad I should have. Here Christian is waiting to see what it is.
And here it is. Meet Thunder (Christian was able to pick out his name), a 17 year old Tennessee walking horse that now resides at Tex's barn. Baylor was much more interested when he was on the other side of the fence, but Christian LOVED it.

Here Christian is calling his girlfriend, Caitlyn. She has her own horse and that was t he first thing Christian said we he rode his: "Now I have a horse just like Caitlyn!"

Merry Christmas from the McInturffs

We pray God's richest blessings on you and your family during these beautiful Christmas celebrations. We plan on having lots of fun family time, but also time to focus on Christ's birth...the reason for the season.

The kids can hardly wait for Santa to arrive and all those presents:) Having kids at Christmas adds a magic that is hard to describe. They find joy in all the little things that we, as adults, may not even notice anymore. Take time to enjoy it with them...I have to stop and remind myself to, but they make it worth the extra time spent.

Second Annual Christmas Party

We had a fun evening with some very close friends on Friday. Everyone contributed to a delicious dinner of London Broil, lots of yummy sides and Hailey's special recipe rolls. Even at 8 months pregnant Andrea can kick our butts when it comes to exercising. Here she is teaching the boys some of her kickboxing moves.

Notice my straight hair?!?! I had it cut and straightened the day before and tried to keep it for the evening...just a different look every once in awhile

This year we had special visitors...Kim and Travis stopped by:) He was the nights entertainment when a guitar was brought out to play. Jeremy claims it has never been played so well!! I forgot to take a pic of him playing, but it wouldn't have shown just how awesome he sounded anyway:)

Christmas Program 2007

Otter Creek's Tuesday/Thursday classes had their program today. Christian and his class were the 'big kids' and he was so excited that they got to stand on the blocks:) Baylor loved seeing her big brother on stage and kept calling out to him. They sang several cute songs
It's always fun to watch all the parents too
Here we are in Christian's classroom for the party after the program. Santa made a visit and all the kids were able to sit on his lap. Each child switched names and bought a small gift for their friend...Caitlyn had Christian's name and she bought him some Star Wars figures that he is oh so excited to play with.

cul-de-sac party

We hosted our 1st annual Christmas party at our house last Friday evening. All of these families have grown closer over the past year and makes living in this neighborhood fun. The girls around the tree and the boys around the food:)
Here are all the kids...even with all of them together there were minimal fights:) With kids that always makes for a successful evening
Miss Gina and I each had presents for the kids (hers were way cooler)

Christmas at our house part 2

My mom and dad sent me this pretty centerpiece
Tex bought Baylor this ornament in Disney
Tigger all nestled up under the tree
This one is for Miss Gina...she bought the kids these sweet sweaters. Her family have become good friends over the past year...this was way too much, but it made us smile...she knows we love all things Disney!

Christmas at our house

We can go from crying (like above) to dancing around and laughing (like below) all in a matter of minutes:)

Jeff and Christian decorated this tree all by themselves

Our stockings all hung with care