Thanks, Amy and Alex, for a fun New Year's Eve holiday!!! Great food, great fun, great company! We had a great time playing and talking and eating with you all. Thanks to all who were able to make it (Jamie and Holly and kids - including Jame, Dan and Kat, Mom, Dad, Sarah, Pedro, and Hannah, Aunt Jody!)...we had a blast. Sorry the rest of you were so responsible you couldn't make it. I enjoyed eating your share of the great food!!!

We love you all and can't wait for the next opportunity to get together.

BTW, Dan was the man on the rabbit hunt!

Christmas Day, 2008

Hi all!

Thought you might like to see some pics from Christmas around here...including Pedro's arrival at the airport.

Getting the room ready:

The Reunion:

Home away from home:

Opening Gifts:

See y'all at the party Monday Night!!!!

Love,

Mom and Dad

Merry Christmas you all!!! We love you and pray for you and hope this day brings a full measure of joy for you and your beautiful families!!!

These are tough times in our world and this season is a wonderful island of refuge. Let's enjoy it for all it's worth!!!

Thanks for being so wonderful!!!

Love,

DAD and MOM

PS: We're off to the airport to gather in Sarah's big present!!

This isn't as much fun as I thought it would be. You guys are too busy! Can't wait to see your next posts....

Oh well...I'll have to go back and re-size the pics another time. If you click on them you can see them in Photobucket.

Love,

Dad

Thanksgiving 2008

Hi y'all! Mom and I loved our Thanksgiving weekend together. What a great time. What great memories. I love you all and was so happy to have you all together being so Happy! No tension, just fun! Perfect.

Here are some pics to help us all remember and continue to enjoy. First, the food:















The whole Gang:

The Kids:

What a bunch of lookers!

Love you all...

Mom and DAd

Hi everyone. Hope all is well with all of you...or that all is well with you if and when you ever get around to reading this post!

I just got back from DC. I was there election night. I had to put my earplugs in at around 2 am to get to sleep in my hotel (downtown DC) because of all the loud celebrating in the streets as it became clear that we had elected our first African American president.

I did not vote for him, but I refuse to be a bitter loser. We are the UNITED States of America. We are all children of our Heavenly Father. At some level I can appreciate the emotion blacks feel at this point. After all, it was only 40 years ago that we had to pass legislation to ensure them the right to register and vote in our country. At that time no one, white or black, could have imagined a black being elected president.

He made some outrageous campaign promises...many of which I hope he is not able to deliver on. But if he can help unite us and if he can do anything to diminish or mitigate the bitter partisanship and hostility in the government and among the governed, I am behind him. I honor the office and the person who occupies it. It's time we put America first...ahead of party and political dogma.

While we should espouse our views and work for what we believe is right, we can do that in the spirit of unity and civility.

What do you all think? How are you feeling now that the campaign is over?

I love you all and hope we can count our blessings and work to maintain America's greatness for our children and grandchildren!!!

DAD