Merry Christmas

To all our friends and family who are following our adventures (and maybe some we don't even know of!), we wish you a very merry Christmas and a wonderful new year from our house to yours.

Early Christmas with the Grandkids

There was lots of loving and laughing Sunday afternoon as we celebrated Christmas a little early with the kids and grandkids. Just for fun this year, I wrapped the gifts in theme paper and wrote a poem with clues as to what packages went to whom. The adult children usually get money and a small token gift to open. For them this year, I rolled the money and tied it with ribbons to the package. We had to warn them not to throw away the ribbon!

Dance Trance

What can be any cuter than 3-year-olds at their first dance recital? Some are in a trance, some are already divas, some are extremely focused, some are totally unfocused, some want nothing to do with the whole thing. It's better than Comedy Central. Our granddaughter, Sophia, was of course the standout (to US). Her number was to "All I Want for Christmas is a Hippopotamus" but she confided that she really doesn't want one.