Christmas with the Hogue's

After visiting the Smith side of the family in Amarillo, we trekked over to Lovington to visit the Hogue side of the family. Bella was met with lots of attention and toys and love! (Mike and I were too...) My dad, Mike and I went to see "The Little Fockers" one afternoon - as a disclaimer, Iwould not recommend the movie. It was not good like the previous movies and most of the time was just really crude.


When we returned from the movie, mom had put two braids in Bella's hair like she used to put in mine and Allison's. So sweet but it made her look too old!

Bella and Granddad playing with the birds on the little tree.


One of Bella's presents was a ginormous tiger! Dad said it was comical when they bought it. Just imagine a huge tiger sticking out of a basket!
Bella sure did enjoy it!
We had Christmas dinner the first night we were there. Bella sat in between my parents and would reach over to "steal" Granddad's napkin. She is so michevious! She would make this "innocent" face as she would put it behind her back or sit on it.
Then she would put her hands out and say, "Where'd it go?"
"Oh no, where'd it go, Granddad"


There it is!
Bella seriously played this game the entire meal. She thought she was so sneaky.

Most every night we were there, we would have a dance party after dinner. Mike and Granddad were the first to join in the fun and all would do the same dance moves. I love family!

We also had a chance to visit Great Grandmother. Bella wasted no time in crawling in her lap to color.

Be ready for more pictures to come!