Fun With Our Family and Friends

Wow the holidays have come and gone once again. We have had very busy, full, enriching times with our family at our home. We have been blessed to have so many of them be a part of all
fun things from setting up the tree and having hot chocolate and goodies while doing it, decorating the house and making cookies and candies and planning Christmas Eve events, like going to the candlelight service at church, it wouldn't be Christmas Eve if we didn't do that. It is always a really exciting time for us. We all gather at our home for fun and lots of great foods to eat with all of our family and extended family and friends who will come after service at church.

This year Robert and our new daughter in law came and Nate too and spent the night and were here for Christmas morning, we had cinnamon rolls and coffee while opening up gifts. After the gifts were done we all jumped in and set a beautiful table and made eggs benedict and home fries and fruit bowl and juice and coffee. We were fortunate enough to invite a neighbor to join in and to share our Christmas Brunch with us.

Then onto cleaning up all the messes in the house and getting dressed and then it was onto making dinner. We had ham and scalloped potatoes and vegetable and home made bread and Melisa's homemade applesauce. We had all kinds of homemade cookies and candies for desserts. Of course traditional punch we do. Oh traditions are so much fun, I hope to leave them to our children. Having the men pray before we partake in the meals is always special to me...

The later afternoon was relaxing and we all enjoyed each others company. Dave and I love it all very much. Of course, we missed our daughter, Melisa and her husband John and we can't forget Hannah, Rachel and Miss Sarah sharing in our families fun and festivities. That is what it is like when they live away at time isn't it. Well they were thought of many time during the day and we talk on the phone, it was fun.

Well we just spent the remainder of the day visiting and having a great time together. And then at the end of the day everyone leaves and Dave and I have some down, alone time until our future daughter in law came into town and came and shared a gift with us and spent the night with us. In the morning she is back on her way to Syracuse until March 1st when she and Nate
will be married and she will be living here once again, as a married woman..

I just want to say to my family, all of you, thank you so much for being there for dad and I and sharing the Holidays with us, we loved it and we love you all. Love Mom and Dad
Thank You Jesus for Family and Friends , We are so blessed.....