December 28, 2011
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Wonderful Christmas!
It was a wonderful Christmas with all of the kids home, and Jim's parents in town staying with Joan, Kip and Josh - all so close to be able to get together for almost every day of the long weekend! Most of this I'll show in just pictures with only a few comments. I know that we won't all always be together at Christmas, and so I am thankful for this year when we were!
Betsy found me the absolutely cutest Lamb Chop - the lady at the store where she found it was surprised that she knew who Lamb Chop was! She told her that she grew up knowing all about Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop - her mother's favorite! So, Lamb Chop now presides over my kitchen desk!
And here we go - lots of pictures, from Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!
Josh was soooo happy when he opened his gift from his cousins - they knew he would love this hat!
John seemed to really enjoy pulling all the things out of Aunt Joan's bag while we were getting dinner ready!
I didn't get pictures of everyone or all of the weekend activities! But we did a lot of playing, some shopping, a LOT of cooking and eating - every day, from when the family all started arriving on Wednesday night! We all went to Christmas Eve services - at one church or another. And we all went to Christmas Day services at our various churches as well. After Christmas, on Monday, we had the very nicest, relaxing day when Amanda and Sam and the kids came over and spent the entire day, so that the adult siblings could be together, and the little ones could play and take their naps at Grandma's. Then, that night, the rest of the Fosters all came back over and we ordered pizza and had a great time all that evening as well. Tuesday was an errand/shopping day. Suzanne left to go home, and Bets and Andrew went out for the evening with a friend. Today, Wednesday - more shopping and lunch together, then one more night of the siblings together - Amanda, Sam, and kiddos came over for a fun dinner of finding all the left overs in the frig and heating them up! Then, Betsy and Andrew left for Colorado this evening for their 25 ish - hour trip home.
The long weekend also included: Sam with a very bad ear infection, Betsy going to a chiropractor here locally to try to deal with her headaches, me going to PT and spending some time on the couch with ice on a very painful knee, Luna going to the vet right before dinner this evening with a pinched nerve, Jim's dad with all of his health issues not looking well at all, although he was determined to continue to participate in everything and enjoy himself! We all, in comparing our feelings about Dad, at the end, wonder if we will all be together again like this. And I am so thankful that, among the many things we did, Sam brought his high-tech camera over on Christmas at my request to take a very special picture of the entire family together! Sorry, but that is on Sam's camera, not mine, so I will have to show it another time!
Next time - looking forward to the New Year with some fun reading and sewing alliterations!
Comments (5)
Enjoyed your posting and your pictures. Sorry there was so much going to doctors included.
How wonderful that you ALL could be together! Memories to treasure forever....
I love seeing pics of a family who ENJOYS being together!!Glad you had a wonderful holiday, even with the other stuff thrown in!
It's sweet that you got a Lamb Chop! (I got a doll for Christmas from my daughter too- I never would have guessed- but very sweet and thoughtful of our daughters)
Boy, I'm really late catching up with you!!! Love Lamb Chop! Another Christmas come and gone with lots of great memories!