Christmas Texas Style

Last night was our annual dinner at Taste of Texas followed by the Lechinger family photo shoot. Every year since TJ started eating (his first food was Snickers Pie) we've gone to Taste of Texas during Christmas to have a family dinner. We LOVE all of their fun decorations, and their ability to put us in the back room so we can enjoy dinner at a nice restaurant without the kids bothering everyone. This is always a fun time time to laugh, eat, and take LOTS of pictures. I got to pick Madison up from her dads yesterday before lunch so she could go with us. My mom surprised the girls with a manicure & pedicure before hand. So all 7 of us headed over to Louetta Nails to get our Second Annual mother/daughter Mani Pedi. Our feet and hands look so pretty. Madison had gone a couple of weeks ago to get hers done and she didn't need a pedicure, but she wanted her fingers to match. Her toes are alternating red & green so she decided to do her fingers french manicure with the tips alternating red & green. Thank you Tiffany for the great idea. After our manicures and pedicures we headed back to my parents to get ready for dinner. After dinner we head to Memorial City mall for the Lechinger family photo shoot in front of their fireplace. We used to visit Santa, but when Bobby & I got married and the next year had Zach we quickly realized that Fourteen is too many people to sit on Santa's lap.

Tessa getting her pedicure-on her 9 toenails-yes NINE!! One of them fell off right as she started the pedicure. Tessa hiked the Grand Canyon for Thanksgiving and got blisters UNDER her toenails-yes under. When she first told me I thought she was making this up, but no folks-I've seen the pictures. you should be lucky you haven't!

Madison's nails-aren't they festive!

After our pedicure Madison got to open one of her Christmas Presents-since she wasn't here when the boys got theirs. She got a new game for her DS Nintendogs

Madison & me... Look how big my baby girl is getting!

Taleigh & TJ

Taleigh & Dad

The Colwell's

Tiffany & mom

Their was a Santa at Taste of Texas and Reid went right to him

Tiffany & Cade-he was keeping an eye on Santa. Finally he gave Santa a high five

One of the best things at Taste of Texas is their dessert-Zach agreed and was trying to get another bite.

Tiffany & Madison-both of them are so photogenic!

Taleigh & Madison-I'm not sure who's bigger

Tessa & Madison

Tiffany & Cade smiling--watch the next few pictures--same smile in each one--Love it.

Mimi & Pa with all the grandkids Madison (9), Cade (2), Zach (17 months), Reid (10 months)

The whole Lechinger clan-now do you see why we can't sit on Santa's lap anymore

Just the kids

Just the girls

My mom can't stand it and wanted the kids to open another gift

Madison got a fashion designer game for her DS

Zach got a puzzle

Merry Christmas!