A small back track for a moment

I'm gonna backtrack for a moment...
I don't want to forget to write about Christmas 2014.
We managed to arrange for Paul and I and both boys to fly to Texas to spend Christmas with all the girls and their families. I was so excited to be able to have the entire family together in one place for Christmas this year! Paul and I left on Saturday the 20th, with the boys following on the 24th.
We stayed with Marissa's family through Christmas and then drove to Longview to stay with Rachelle. The boys stayed with Emily's family. Space issues... (Marissa is the only one with a house big enough to fit all of us.) We had a good Christmas! Sadly, by Christmas day, some of us were starting to feel a bit under the weather. Myself included. We either don't plan enough to do or too much with too little time. The latter was the case this year. I think most of us wanted to just kick back and take it slow and easy. Just enjoy having everyone together. We didn't manage to do all we intended that week, but we enjoyed being with all the family nonetheless! That's what really matters anyway.
The girls and I had a girls day out. We went to lunch at a French restaurant called La Madeleine. It was tasty and fun to hang out with the girls!
We enjoyed a yummy BBQ dinner together while we were all there. Unfortunately, we were misinformed as to the boys arrival time. Grandpa, Aubrey, and Carlos had to spend a couple extra hours waiting at the airport for them. Fun experience for Grandpa though! :) Aubrey was tired but still chatty when they arrived home around 10:30pm.
The food was yummy Christmas day! Marissa had made a tofu chocolate pie for dessert which was tasty, but because of the tofu, had a running joke about it. Most of the guys don't like tofu and especially don't like being surprised by mystery items in their food!
We discovered a new board game called Truth Be Told. When the kids were down for the night, we adults would play it for hours. It was hilarious! It's kind of a cross between Balderdash and Apples to Apples. Every night we would try to play it once the kids were down for the night. It  seem to become a bonding experience learning about each other in such a funny way.