Royal Update!

It seems like it has been forever since I have updated. It has been crazy with the holidays and all that goes along with them. I have been dreading doing an update because there is SO MUCH to talk about! I have tons of pictures and I think I'll let them do most of the talking. So here we go, an attempt to update....

Ryan and I drove back to Plano about a week before Christmas. It was our first Christmas together being married. Very special:) Ryan was able to go hunting the Friday before Christmas. My dad and Chad Stock came along as well. They shot so many birds, they didn't know what to do with 'em!

Dad, Ryan and Chad with their birdies

Later, Friday evening, Ryan and I went with his parents to the Gaylord to see the Ice Exhibit. It was really neat. It was cold!!! That's why in the pictures we are wearing the Oh-So-Fashionable Parkas that they provide. Nice. Everything you see in the picture, minus us, is made of ice.

Haha, I like this one:)

Saturday we had Christmas with the extended Bassham clan. We had a lot of fun:)

John, Brooke, Me and Ryan

Bill, Cherie, Ryan and Me
We had four labs in the house, it was pretty entertaining. Roxie, Lola (Brooke and John's black lab), and Honey (Brett and Glenda's Lab on the left) are shown in the picture. Lady (Bill and Cherie's chocolate lab) isn't in the picture. She is the oldest of the four so she has a hard time hangin' with the younger ladies. Thanks everyone for the wonderful gifts! We had a great time with you:) And, Brett, sorry Roxie threw up on your shoe!!! I still feel bad about that!

Doing the whole holiday switch-a-roo is hard, but since we had Thanksgiving with the Basshams, we were with my family for most of the Christmas Eve and Christmas morning festivities. I guess the couple's first Christmas together is usually spent with the wife's family anyway. We had a great first Christmas:) We spent a few hours Christmas Eve at Gary and Linda's and then an hour or so over at Alan and Jana's. We don't have any pictures from Alan and Jana's-I forgot to get my camera out!

Ryan and I at Gary and Linda's for the traditional Riggs Family Christmas Eve.

Me and Mandy SueDad and mom with their Christmas PJ's on.
Me and Ryan with our Christmas Jammies.Our first Christmas Morning!!!! Mom with her mound of Pajamas from Victoria's Secret and Dad-both so happy to see that Santa came.Mandy and Matthew with their Santa hats on. Christmas Breakfast.

After opening presents with my family and having breakfast, we went on over to Ryan's parents house to do Christmas with them and the Moore side of the family. We were so spoiled! We had a fun time opening presents, eating a wonderful Christmas Dinner, visiting with family and meeting Lance and Angie's son, Liam! So stinking cute!! :)

My new camo bibs!Bill and Cherie opening gifts.My new camo rubber boots!Ryan's new cowboy boots. Mam with her great grandson, Liam.

Our New Year was pretty uneventful. We just stayed up late to see the ball drop and kiss and worked on putting a puzzle together while finishing the second season of Lost. Which by the way starts up again January 31st!!!!! cannot wait! Ryan still has to see the third season before the 31st.

Well, we are VERY happy to be home...it's nice to be back in the swing of things. We have about a week and a half until school starts so I am getting things done around the house and running errands while Ryan works. Thanks again to everyone for making our Christmas awesome!