The Official 2012 Naumann Family Santa Photo!

No tears... we'll call it a success!  Merry Christmas!

Santa Claus Came to Town!

Santa took time away from all his work at the North Pole to travel down to Belton again this year.  We managed to squeeze in a trip to see him.  Joshua and Alyssa did a great job telling Santa what they wanted this year.  Emily also met Santa for the first time.  We ran in to a new problem this year... too many kids and not enough Santa lap!  Here are the pictures we came away with!

They looked too cute dressed alike not to give them their own picture!


You better watch out, you better not cry...

Christmas with Grandad and Great Grandad!

We kicked the Christmas season off with Grandad and Great Grandad this year!  Here are some photos from our little Christmas celebration.  As usual, Joshua and Alyssa were spoiled with lots of gifts!

Merry Christmas!!


New markers!


Alyssa sure is taking an interest in Joshua's gifts!


New crayons, too!


Lucky Joshua... markers AND crayons!


Oh yeah... I have a gift, too!!


Ahhh... thanks Grandad!


What's next?!


Nice gift bags!


A new jacket!


Whoa... that box is bigger than both of you!


Cool!  A train you can climb in and color!!


And a house!


I love my gifts!


Hugs for Great Grandad!


Hugs for Grandad...


...and Great Grandad!


Let's not forget Emily... she'll be sporting a new jacket, too!


Gifts for Mom and Dad, too!  Thanks!!


What a mess!  Must have been a good Christmas!

Emily Meets Her Great Grandad!

This past weekend Grandad and Great Grandad journeyed up from Houston to celebrate Christmas with us!  We were happy to have them here!

Great Grandad and Emily!


She's starting to fill out that bouncy chair!


Hello, Emily!


We're starting to see smiles more frequently... this one's a little smirk...


Chubby girl!

Decorating the Tree!

Once we had the tree picked out we just needed to tie it down, bring it home, light it up, and decorate it!  Here are some of the pictures from all the fun!

Alright!  Another year without losing a tree off the car!


I don't know... looks like there's room for a bigger tree up there next year!


Drum roll, please...


Looking good, guys!


Looks good, Alyssa...


Team work!


Ta da!


A job well done!


Silly Joshua...


Emily's first Christmas tree!


What a sweet big sister!


What do you think, Emily?


I think she likes it...


A LOT!!

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree!

Well, we all piled into the old four-wheel drive sleigh and headed out to the country to find that ever-important holiday symbol... the Naumann Family Christmas Tree!  It was a chilly 81 degrees, but we persevered and came away with a great tree!!

Hunting, hunting, hunting...


So many trees to choose from...


Let's take them all home!


Maybe some year we'll chop down one of these traditional Texas trees...


A little game of chase amongst the trees...


Smiles...


Joshua took some of his own pictures with his new camera!


Relaxing on the bench...


Choosing a tree is hard work!!


Yep, he's still four years old!


Not quite five years old... nice try!


What's a Christmas tree farm without a pile of hay?!


A rare look at Alyssa's sweet smile...


There's that toothy grin we're used to seeing...


Silly Alyssa...


Sillier Joshua...


Thanks for coming with us, Grandma!