Happy Holiday Greetings To Our Friends!!
I hope you all have had a lovely holiday season! We sure did. We were able to have everyone together on Christmas Day--all of our children under one roof! That's nearly a miracle! We enjoyed a brisk game of kickball across the street at the park with most of our kids and grandkids. There were lots of squeals of disbelief as Martha carried her 1st baseman (Katie) with her as she ran to 2nd base. Will added his share of craziness as he chased down the kids with his own style of somersault and ball dropping mishaps, allowing for a narrow safe finish by Tyler (Rachel's 5 year old).
For sweet indulgences Richard brought us Cheesecake FActory Cheescake in 4 flavors, and Grover made his famous Apple Pies. We put our crockpots to good use and cooked up Roast Beef and Vegetables for Christmas Eve dinner! Yummy and hardly any work! Jeff barbequed tri tip for our Christmas Lunch the day before Christmas. We were all thinking ahead about how to relax and play on Christmas and STILL feed 15+ people.
The rain stopped for 2 days, and gave us a chance to dry out and warm up and do some last minute shopping and prep. The sun was out in full force Christmas day for our athletic contest. What more could we ask for? Family, fun, food, and frivolity. Christmas was a delight!
You would think I'd have some pics to post...but no, I was having too much fun to dig out the camera.
I started out thinking I'd send an email to everyone...and just in case you call, I'd tell you we will be taking a break from our office for 4 days. That's where we get our internet and phone calls mostly. So, don't worry if we don't answer you. We are fine. Tucked into our little cozy spot in Escondido, ready to ring in a new year. We'll check in with you next week.
I hope you have a grand New Year's celebration. I know you all deserve it!
