Playoffs...

 Well, the Cowboys made it to the playoffs this year and unfortunately lost in the first round, at a home game no less. We headed down to Texas for the game and left late on Friday to avoid the incoming cold weather that was supposed to hit Arkansas and Texas. We were fortunate not to get into any bad weather on the way down and the snow didn't really hit until Sunday overnight. We made our way home in the sub-freezing temperatures on Monday. The girls won't be going back to school tomorrow due to the remaining snow and given that we're going to remain under the freeze point until Wednesday they probably won't go back until Thursday or Friday.

Much Love,

Moises & Jennifer

Happy New Year!

 This New Year's and Jen's birthday we celebrated in Boston. It was a makeup for missing out (thanks Covid) on Jen's 40th birthday trip. We arrived on Wednesday after Christmas and stayed through New Year's Day which gave us plenty of time to explore the city and see some of the historical highlights. Abigail really wanted to tour Harvard so we did that and even though it was rainy, the campus was beautiful. Allison wanted to go to the New England Aquarium which was packed, but so cool because it had a massive tank at the center of the facility that was 4 stories tall. Finally, Dad and Mom wanted to do the historical stuff so we walked the Freedom Trail, took in the Boston Tea Party Museum and the State House and Meeting House. On Jen's birthday we had dinner at a new steakhouse in the waterfront district that was phenomenal. For New Year's Eve, we headed to Boston Commons for the fireworks display and there was a Revolutionary band playing traditional tunes dressed in traditional garb, it was very moving. 2023 was challenging on a personal and professional level and although we always made it through with the support of each other, we look forward to a new start in 2024 and hopefully a calmer time!

Much Love,

Moises & Jennifer

Christmas 2023

Since we're still in the rental, we celebrated Christmas a little differently this year. We went over to Uncle Eric's for Christmas Eve and (finally) got to meet our new baby Godson, Barrett. Abigail and Allison both held him, but they both preferred looking at him rather than holding him! Uncle Moi made Barrett laugh and Jen Jen tried to get him to take a bottle, which evidently is an insurmountable task. Christmas morning followed with us opening gifts as a family and then we headed to BB and Papa's for a nice lunch. Christmas night we hosted the Lind family Christmas again after several nephews begged us to do "something". It ended up being a really nice dinner and seeing family is always a wonderful time. We're headed to Boston next for New Year's and Jen's birthday.

Much Love,

Moises & Jennifer

Shoebox parade

 Allison's school holds a Christmas shoebox parade every year. Only 3rd and 5th graders are allowed to participate and as a 3rd grader, it was Allison's first year to create one. She designed the float complete with a handmade rendering and with Dad's help was able to create her dream shoebox float for the parade.  She was a little nervous to present her box in the parade but she said she had a great time once she completed a few turns about the gym. It was such a fun afternoon, topped off by the fact that it was her last day of school, and we got to take her home early to kick off Christmas vacation. She followed the day with a nap in Dad's chair with the pups.

Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer