It's beginning to look a lot like....

Christmas in the Becker house!! And we definitely didn't have shortage of 4-legged creatures to inspect and observe the decorating. 

As soon as the tree box came out, Gyspy and Zoe were on the case...

Gyspy soon moved on, but Zoe had to make sure EVERY SINGLE piece was handled properly by Brad and that the box was thoroughly inspected.

Then the ornaments had to be checked...

Then Gypsy checked the assembled tree...

Cheyenne wasn't all that impressed... until she realized that Brad was just at the right height for some lovin'... 

Then it was back to being unimpressed...

As was Samson and eventually Gypsy...

Zoe kept at it though... there were other things to check out - inside and out.

Here is our beautiful tree and mantel. Plus our new nativity scene!

Which, of course, Zoe had to check out...

"Hey camel. What's your story?"

"What's with all the people?"

 We are still far from done, but it sure is feeling like Christmas!

More Cowboys...

Sorry for the delay between blogs - things have been a little crazy!

So, when we left off, we had turned in at Kathleen's after a fun night out at the Ft Worth Stockyards. We got up the next morning and enjoyed a yummy breakfast at a local diner. 

Then we said our goodbyes and headed to the home of the OTHER Cowboys in D/FW... the Dallas Cowboys! This past summer, Brad was the Best Man in his friend Ricky's wedding. Ricky's thank you gift for Brad was a pair of tickets to a game. Brad the Redskins fan, was happy to take his Cowboys fan wife with him! 

You can't miss the massive place on the horizon...

A sad remind of the game lost just days before...

It was the weekend of Veteran's Day, so they had all sorts of fun things going on outside of the stadium. We enjoyed checking out everything and climbing around the HUGE Army equipment. 

We had a great time at the game. There was the usual Cowboys fanfare and they did a great half-time tribute to the military. 

National Anthem

Kick-off

JR Ewing was there!! They introduced him several times... not once did the announcer use his real name of Larry Hagman - it was funny.

 

Half-time - the military band played and they had a small representation of each branch of the military.

Sadly, there seems to be a huge chunk of pictures missing from our camera. So, I can't share the rest of them with you... but the Cowboys won and we had a great time!!! Thanks for the tickets Ricky!

Stockyards & Cowboys...

This past weekend we headed up to the Ft. Worth area for some fun! Saturday afternoon we drove up to see my friend Kathleen . I have known her for a long time but we rarely get to spend much time together. Sadly, her husband Dennis was hunting all weekend but we went on to have fun without him!

After enjoying a nice visit and a walk with their sweet dog, Bella, we ventured into downtown Ft Worth. Even when I lived in Dallas, I never got over to the Ft Worth side much. It is a very different world and I love it! Brad had never been to the Stockyards so that is where we focused our night out.

It was a busy night that night. Some folks had a 3-day weekend for Veteran's Day and we were also there during the Rodeo hours. So, we enjoyed walking around and seeing all the Cowboys and Cowgirls. These are the real deal... not just folks that put on boots and a hat. In fact, many times we would hear spurs clanking by too! It was fun people watching!!! After we checked out some shops and worked up an appetite, we had dinner at a super YUMMY place called Riscky's.

Barrel Racers and Ropers getting warmed up for the Rodeo.

It was honestly one of the best steaks I have ever had in my life. And who knew "fried corn" could be so good!?!

After dinner we stumbled out STUFFED and walked a little more. We found a star that had some meaning to me... since Brad's father called me "Amy Oakley" after we went shooting last year.

Then Brad had some fun of his own...

After a quick stop for some dessert we were all tuckered out so we headed home and hit the hay! We had ever MORE Cowboys to see the next day... but of a very different kind.

A house divided...

A couple of weekends ago, we had some folks over to watch the Texas Tech vs. UT football game. 

We had a good time and, as expected, the Longhorns prevailed. However, I am writing this blog for the sole reason to show you the following pictures... because they are too cute not to share!!!

The Explorer...

I am a little behind on blogging, so today while I eat lunch at work, I will attempt to get caught up!

My last entry was about the "sneak peek" we got of the new vehicle. And, as promised, our new Explorer was delivered the next day! We absolutely love it. 

We held out for that color blue. Our dealer didn't have one on their lot, so they had to trade with a dealership outside of San Antonio. I love the color, so I am happy we waited. 

We are still learning all of the bells and whistles. I am not sure that we will EVER use them all but it sure is fun!

Touch screen with Sirius radio, navigation, blue tooth, dual climate control and more!

Leather seats!

They aren't up in this picture, but there is a 3rd row of seats that can be raised so we can seat tons of folks!

The front has a sunroof and the back has a moon roof!