more than.

"And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more."

the best things about christmas aren't found under the tree.

it's about taking some time to give back...


it's about holiday party fun...


it's about celebrating traditions and memories of holidays past...


it's about hearing from family and friends who are far away...


it's about the wonder of christmas as seen through a child's eyes...


and it's about spending some extra time lounging around with those you love the most...


as this holiday season comes to an end, i hope you were able to take some time this christmas to enjoy what matters MOST.

catch up

wow, things have been so busy with work, training, the holidays....LIFE that it's been forever since i've updated! here it is, almost 2011! can you believe it?

quick fall/winter recap to catch up:

~Halloween was a blast this year! Jaime & Thomas threw an awesome zombie-themed party. we had fun putting together some crazy costumes!



even jack got into the spirit of the holiday and dressed as a pretty pretty princess...


~Football wasn't that great this year for UT but oh well...can't win 'em all right? and it was still fun to cheer on the horns. TEXAS FIGHT!



~training for Team LIVESTRONG has been going really well. my training runs have been strong and i'm getting excited for the race! i just met my fundraising goal on the 24th which was an awesome early christmas gift! we had a fundraiser event a few weeks ago at a local painting parlor and it was a huge success! i'm so grateful for all my friends and family who came out to support me. it was one of those nights where i was able to look around and appreciate how blessed i am to have such wonderful people in my life.








~to prepare for the upcoming holiday, we celebrated the season by going to "dickens on main" in boerne, where they had everything decorated in lights, christmas carolers, cute little shops and they even dropped "snow" from the tops of the buildings!



~last weekend, the kidwells threw a fab christmas party. as usual we had a great time with our friends :)




this year we have been blessed beyond belief and we're looking forward to an awesome 2011!