Kya had her second "Khanksgibbing" in Jasper at Nana Cowart's while Eric and I were in Rosebud, Texas for the youth Winter Retreat. She enjoyed playing with all of her cousins and being the center of attention. She also got to meet her great-Aunt Geneba (Geneva) and great-Uncle Billy Ray. Eric and I were sad that we missed time with my mom's family, but we had a great time in Rosebud with the youth with the exception of my car over-heating for a second time. Gary (our speaker and Eric's youth pastor) drove back with me, and we stopped every hour to fill my car up with anti-freeze to make it back to Deer Park. After I took it back in, they discovered that my engine block was cracked! Thankfully, the place I took it to researched and found that Honda extended the warranty on the engine block for my make and model, which was a HUGE blessing and awesome Thanksgiving present!
Our third Thanksgiving was at my parent's house in Bentwater on actual Thanksgiving, and it was very relaxing. We decided to order Thanksgiving from the country club, which meant that we didn't have to cook, and it was nice to wake up and just relax all day. The food was pretty good, and we had two homemade pies from a tea room in Clear Lake that were delicious! Dad smoked a ham that was delicious, too!
Later in the day we took Kya to the park to swing and feed the ducks. It is still strange to me how hot it is this time of the year. I guess I have been in colder places the last 10 years, so I forgot how mild the winter is here.
Kya's new favorite restaurant is Chick-Fil-A because she likes playing at the indoor playground and eating fries! She also loved decorating the house for Christmas. When we were decorating she was running around yelling, "We decorating!!!". She did a great job putting ornaments on the tree and sang Up on the Housetop for us while she was putting ornaments on the tree. She also loves looking at Christmas lights. We took her to a really nice neighborhood in Deer Park, and she kept saying, "Those lights are pretty!" We have also watched Frosty and the Grinch more times than we can count and it is only the beginning of December! The Grinch scares her, but she insists on watching it anyways. Eric and I are looking forward to celebrating Christmas this year with Kya and sharing about the importance of Christmas and why we celebrate.
