Christmas with the Turpins

We got together with my mom's extended family in Conroe, Texas, on Saturday the 15th. We shared food and did a gift exchange (like white elephant, except something nicer you bought for $12). The highlight was getting to meet my cousin's three-week-old son. It's his first child and he's only the second out of my cousins (7 of us) to have kids.

My parents came back that night and stayed with us. They had to go back to Dallas the next day, but it was really good to see them because we didn't get to see them at Christmas time.

They also brought down a matching curtain (so our window in the living room no longer has a comb-over) and switched the way our refrigerator door opens. It's much more convenient now, but I bet if they had known how hard it would be they would have thought twice before doing it!