Kayson with Papa Hood

...of course Kennan has to photo bomb.

Family Pictures

The Ross siblings (Tom, Mike, Jeanne, Cathy, no Eileen though!) came to visit for the weekend. It was nice to be able to host extended family here at our own home! Jamie's dad was able to overlap a few hours so we were able to get some dual grandpa pictures in front of the tree.

Baby's First Christmas

Christmas Morning

Our very first Christmas in our own house. Jamie and I had everything set up by 11:30. Santa must have come soon after that ;-)
Thanks for all the wonderful gifts. The kids loved them all.
The "Before".....

After...

Disney Infinity Video Game

Merry Christmas!

We'll Miss You Grandma!

Christine Hood

August 30, 1950 - December 1, 2013

Christine Daisy Hood, 63, of Nederland, died Sunday, December 1, 2013, at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas, Port Arthur. She was born on August 30, 1950, to Verna Rose Broussard and Alto Berry Smith, in Port Arthur, and moved to Nebraska from 1974 until 1986 before residing in Nederland.

Christine lived her life for the Lord. After graduating from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1968, she continued her college education at Lamar University.  She taught special education and elementary school in Nebraska and Port Arthur for over twenty-nine years. Two things she enjoyed most were music and singing. Christine will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister with a self-sacrificing heart.

Survivors include her husband of forty years, Preston Hood; sons, Jamie Hood and his wife, Cecilia, of Flower Mound and Jeremy Hood and his wife, Leeza, of Lake Jackson; daughter, Melissa Hood of Nederland; grandchildren, Kyler, Kennan, Kayson, and Ryan Hood; sister, Renell Perron and her husband, Malcolm, of Port Arthur; brother, Berry Smith of Port Arthur; and a host of other relatives and friends.

She is preceded in death by her parents.

A gathering of Mrs. Hood’s family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at Broussard’s, 505 North 12th Street, Nederland. Her funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 5, 2013, at First Baptist Church, 1191 Nederland Avenue, Nederland. A family committal will be held at Broussard’s Crematorium, Beaumont.  

Memorial contributions may be made to Muscular Dystrophy Association, Supporting ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), 3300 East Sunrise Drive, Tucson, Arizona 85718 or online at https://secure.mdausa.org/donate.

Kayson's One Month Picture

Kayson 

First Thanksgiving

We celebrated our first Thanksgiving ever at our house here in Flower Mound. Grandma and Grandpa Roth were here to cook and help us start all our first traditions. A winter storm warning was in effect and we stayed warm and cozy inside all day. We celebrated Jamie's birthday with a Marble Slab cake (no pictures bc we were too tired to make a big deal of it...per Jamie's request). Our very first Christmas tree was set up in the foyer. Yes, our first tree ever in ten years of being married. We have always gone out of town, so we never bothered to set one up. We got this one at Costco. It switches from white lights, which I like, to colored, which the kids prefer.

Our 12 Footer!

I love this picture of  Kyler with his mouth full!

   

Grandma Roth's Retirement Party

Congratulations Grandma Roth on your retirement from Continental (we won't say the U word). We look forward to more frequent visits here!!!

From All Your Kids