Christmas is finally over!!!! lol

Last weekend we had our last Christmas celebration with all four girls and their families.  Our SIL made it home safely from Iraq (PTL) just before New Years, so this was the first time we could all get together.  McKenna is getting so big and it was great to see everyone together again!


Todd passed out the stockings


And everyone opened their presents



Then we had a late lunch of ham, prime rib, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, etc.  The prime rib was EXCELLENT and everyone ate lots.

The weather was so nice, we all sat outside and visited for the rest of the day.  Lots of FUN!

Todd and I had been thinking about getting another vehicle.  My 2003 Mazda Protege LX has over 98,000 miles on it and the 2001 Dodge Ram PU is getting lots of miles put on it with Todd driving it to and from work every day.  So Saturday night after we took Kate and Brandon out to supper at Joe's Crab Shack in Round Rock, we stopped at the Mazda dealership (same one where we purchased the Protege).  We were looking at a used CX-7 when one of the salesmen came out to talk to us (it was 10 minutes before closing, so I thought we'd get lucky and they would leave us alone).  He told us he had a 2010 that had a reduced price, so we looked at it.  It was nice and we said we'd think about it, then ended up going back Sunday before everyone came over for Christmas to see it in daylight.  Anyway, to make a long story short(er), we ended up purchasing it.  So I have to share pictures!!!!

The color is called Black Cherry Mica - in the sun it looks purple with specks of red, but in the shade
it looks almost black.

Not trunk, and LOTS of storage space in the back.  This will come in VERY handy on our trips up north.

We wanted something to protect the cloth seats, so I made some seat covers.  No pattern, just winged it!


 
LOVE IT!  Todd finally got to drive in last night when we went to Olive Garden in Round Rock.  It's getting pretty good gas mileage.

Today is the super bowl.  We aren't fans of any sport, really, but we're planning to watch it for the commercials.  lol  For supper I'm making some good snacks - hot legs (not wings, Todd likes legs), steak bites and onion strings.  They are all Pioneer Woman's recipes (where the links take you) that I've made before and we really liked.