It's in the Genes

Aunt Erin graduated over the weekend and became Dr. Komp. The entire family was there to celebrate and watch her in all her Chriopractic glory.

Dr. Komp. Mommy taught her everything she knows. Except all that cracking back stuff of course.



Lexa, at the hotel, getting ready for Erin's big day. Notice the girl already has a comb in her hand. Ok, it's more to chew on than anything.



Grandma getting some cherished 'holding time' with Lexa Bean.



Erin getting her hard earned diploma...the pictures are pretty bad but Mommy did what she could with very dark images. (Hint: Santa, Photoshop would really enhance these shots.)



And she got it with honors!



Family shot after the ceremony....this would be why Lexa looks so thrilled.



Unfortunately that is all for the actual graduation pictures....as Mommy said, better photo editing software would do wonders for these images. For now however, you are stuck looking at pictures of the rest of the weekend.

Mommy's little angel checking out the snow



Lexa and Jacer each got to open a present from Erin. Mommy was getting ready to show Lexa how to do it when Miss Bean started tearing into hers.





Mommy had her first Cabela's experience. Not sure if it will be her last one or not. Probably, most definitely, for sure her last visit at Christmas time. She just can't get past the animal heads hung strategically around with Happy Holiday tunes playing in the background.

Anywho, here is Lexa and Erin during the experience.



And Jacer posing in front of some stuffed thing.



After Cabela's, Jace was able to hit the mall and do the jumpy thing that he did over the summer.



He didn't get quite as much hangtime as in his first go-round. He was probably still weak from hanging out amidst dead hunted animals beforehand.



Rita came bearing gifts as usual. Jace REALLY gets the whole gift thing this year and was more than thrilled.



Probably the best part of the weekend. Everyone stood in line FOR OVER AN HOUR...for this photo.



Yep, your eyes are not deceiving you. That is an elf blocking Mommy's shot of Jace and Santa. Who knew that if you turned down their offer of a $45 photo package it would irk them. Apparently it does. So, after standing in line for OVER AN HOUR, Jacer sat on Santa's lap for 3.2 seconds and MOMMY HAS NO PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF. This is very upsetting to her, as you may have noticed by the abundance of caps she is using.

Moving on....

Jace and Daddy at the T-Rex restaurant. And just because Mommy wants to see it in print...Daddy ate the Gigantosaurus Burger.




Jace and Grandpa with a dinosaur at the restaurant. Of course they tried to sell Mommy a picture of this too. What is up with that?



Erin and Jace at the restaurant.




And finally, because Mommy really has no ending point, a picture of Daddy and Lexa. Totally random but this is the end.



Goodbye.