The first pictures are from a week ago when we were at Anderson's celebrating Malory's #6 birthday and Ella's #1! Happy birthday to two very sweet little girls.
Yes, our house as well as our bellies were bulging on Christmas Day. We enjoyed having most of Duane's extended family as well as some others including my folks and other dear friends. We were 33 here and the walls felt close (cozy?). The food was Italian of course thanks to the ethnic background of most. It was just YUM. Spaghetti with all the meats, eggplant, shells, good garlic bread, salad, cheesecake and other desserts. We ate to our fill and the coffee flowed (thanks to Becky!). The kids all enjoyed being together and made it through the day with only one split lip (Trevor) and one bonk on the forehead (Mira). The pictures are of one table, Grandma teaching Trevor magic tricks with Gma, Aunt, cousins watching on. And one of the ten kids here (Jael and Seth L., Tasha and Toby L., Ayden, Brennan, and Gavin W., and our three).
Now we are enjoying the Christmas break. Today, Trevor and Mira spent some time at Gpa and Gma Debelak's and Rayna and I went shopping together. It is always just wonderful to have one child on their own. And T&M had a fun time sledding and spending time with Gpa and Gma too. Tomorrow is more snow! They say 3-6". Duane just left a bit ago for parts 'north'. He needed to do an inspection to get a job done. Hope he doesn't get stuck somewhere!
And then we have our spec. mtg. visit coming on NYs Eve. We are so lucky to have Bonita/Wendy coming! We'll tell them goodnight (probably quite late!) and then we'll leave early NYs Day for California. I doubt I post again until after we're home from that.
Happy New Year to all! May 2008 be prosperous in all the right ways.
Looks like you all had fun. Hope you're having a good trip to CA. I'm imagining you are someplace warmer. It's COLD here in the Midwest. Brrrr....
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