Saint Arnold Brewery

Recently we gathered with another friend at St. Arnold Brewery for a combined 30th birthday celebration.

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Gratuitous Picture

I was going through some Christmas pictures and found this. I really like this picture.

BJG likes food....

....Imagine that. You probably can't tell from the pictures, but he does like it. And we like the faces he makes. =) This was his first try at squash.

CRG had a lot of fun watching me try and rake leaves in the backyard. I wasn't able to get that much done because a) CRG wanted to do what we captured in the pic below b) I had too much fun watching him try and run through the leaves.

I'll try and get better at doing this again.

Enjoy.

In case you haven't heard it......

It snowed in Katy. How about that? CRG had a great time playing in the foreign substance and it made a great opportunity for a unique Christmas card.

The Fam.

CRG and Pa Pa

CRG

Dec 4, 2009

We hope that everyone else who was not accustom to our wintery mix had a fun time as well.

Thanks for Thanksgiving

Almost a week later, we sit down and rewind the long weekend that was Thanksgiving. It's always nice to get the whole family together and just relax. Thanksgiving done right definitely includes eating more than you should and leaving one Thanksgiving dinner to head to the next. We always start the day by eating with my family, then end the day by eating with Katy's family. That being said, we enjoyed great food and more importantly great company.

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From Collages

Friday morning, myself and 15 other guys thought we could be 18 again. A flag football game was organized and played -with no injuries- to the best of our abilities. Team red won 6-4 over team yellow. I completely forgot that you use completely different muscles when you try and do something like this. At least 15 other guys were also sore the next day...

After a quick shower the fam met up with Katy's sister Beth, cousin Tracy(home from NYC) and their moms at Pappasito's. I took the boys home for an afternoon of more football (just watching this time) while Katy and the rest of the girls saw The Blind Side.

Saturday was spent with more friends and family eating too much and watching football. Katy and I, along with my G-pa and sisters, Brad and Jill, and his family took in the Katy vs. LaPorte high school football playoff game. Katy pulled out a 37-3 win to advance to the state quarterfinals this Saturday. Friday was Miriam's (my sister) birthday. After the game on Saturday, everyone flocked to my mom's house for more food and celebrations. Happy 17th birthday Miriam!

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From Collages

To tell you the truth, most of the weekend was a blur. I don't really remember doing anything on Sunday, but I do recall being very tired. I can't believe that it's almost Thursday, Thanksgiving came and went and Christmas is a little more than 3 weeks away. The neat thing about Thanksgiving, is we don't have to wait for one day in November to remind people what we are thankful for. It's something we should remind our loved ones every day. My grandmother told me the other day that she knew that I would be rich...and it would come sooner than later. I quickly realized that I already am. I have two amazing boys and wonderful wife who make me smile every day. I am thankful.

Katy's Ranch Weekend

Katy spent last weekend at the Rockin Box Ranch with her Dad and the boys. Enjoy the pics!

Monday Funday!

We have a lot of ground to cover today....

Our weekend started last Thursday. We took the boys to the annual City of Katy Christmas Tree Lighting at Katy Heritage Park. The boys had a great time walking (strolling) around the park, listening to Christmas carols and seeing Santa Claus. This is the first time that CRG did not cry when he saw Santa. He now calls him "Ho Ho".

Boys strollin' around.

Fiber optic snowman that CRG loved.

Santa!
Firetruck.

Friday morning I left for Oklahoma City while Katy and the boys left for the ranch. For Brad's 30th birthday (I can't believe I hang out with people that old) his wife, Jill, arranged for myself, Don, and Al to head to OKC for a guys weekend filled with food and football....and a few adult beverages too. Al and I decided to make it a road trip. Thanks to Al, I had my first experience at a Buccee's gas station. That place is crazy! We found a great hole-in-the-wall BBQ joint in Gainesville and were nicely welcomed into Oklahoma by a plethora of casinos.

Buccee's

Welcome sign to Oklahoma.

Friday night we went to the OKC Thunder vs. Washington Wizards basketball game and had a great time. The Thunder won 127-108 in a very dunk-filled, exciting game. After the game, we headed back to Bricktown to hang out and grab a couple of drinks.

Brad, Don, me, Al
Check out cool guy in the back.

Saturday was much of the same with some stellar Guitar Hero battles thrown in. Don was the runaway champ...which is saying a lot. Jill has always been far and away, the best Guitar Hero Rocker I have ever seen!

Don and Brad rockin' out.
The end to a great weekend!