Christmas Day

We had a wonderful time at Pete and Meg's. Our table was full--Dan, Trish and myself, Laura and Sheila, and Pete's friends, Paul and Josh enjoyed a delicious turkey and all the fixings. Lilly enjoyed all the attention!

A Southern Thanksgiving

It was 80 in New Orleans. Carolyn and I packed sunscreen and lots of water and headed for the zoo one day and enjoyed a walk to the Levy on another. During our 12 hour drive to Texas the temp dropped 40 degrees! Yikes. We had to dig out our coats at our dinner stop. Dan flew in on Thanksgiving Day, and Adam spent the weekend with us. The cold weather added to the holiday spirit, and A.J. kept a fire going to keep us warm and toasty. It was great seeing Ellen and A.J.'s new home. We enjoyed daily walks on the golf cart path outside their door, and we all loved loving up the two precious kidlets!
(If you click on "Thanksgiving 2007" you can see a larger version of the pictures.)

A November Family Reunion

So great to have my brothers and sister-in-law come for a visit. We had a very fun time in Chicago touring the top sites of interest. We even were treated to fireworks on our walk back to the car. Mike gave some private carpentry lessons to Lilly!

Wednesdays with Lilly

Dan and I have been enjoying breakfast with Lilly at her house on Wednesday mornings. As you can see she gets grapes while Dan drinks his morning tea. Then later in the afternoon Lilly comes to Grandma's house and has fun with all of Grandma's toys! One of her favorites is the Bingo dog that I keep in my kitchen toy drawer. It is one of Danny's favorites as well.

Happy Birthday Sheila!!!

Chocolate cake--Sheila's favorite! Celebrating with Laura and Beka.
Have a great day, Sheila!

Beach Talk

I love the beach! I got to go to Lake Michigan two times this week! It was so beautiful. The sky was so blue both days. Thursday, Trish and I had a day hanging out--that was a treat. We headed north to New Buffalo beach. The water was very calm, and it was warm enough to wish we had brought our suits. Today, Dan and I spent the day at South Haven beach,www.southhaven.org Check it out. The water was deep blue and very wavy--the sound of the waves was wonderful. The air was cool and windy, but the water was too cool to be inviting. Everything was sparkling--the sand, the water, the sky! It was so amazing. I felt surrounded by the Lord's love for me to put me in the middle of such a beautiful place! I was filled with so many good memories of good times at the beach so I thought I'd post some beach photos.

Ellen and A.J.'s visit

Ellen and A.J. visit

We had a fun visit from Ellen and A.J. over the Labor Day weekend. They got to see Lilly walking. She is taking off. She's a quick climber as well. Trish gave us a tour of her houses and Lilly enjoyed the stairs! (Trish has more pix on Flicker: http://www.flickr.com/photos/9605209@N07/.
I gave Ellen and A.J. a ND campus tour, and they spent an afternoon at the College Football Hall of Fame. They made it to the South Bend Chocolate Cafe twice! and we had a fun evening at Fiddler's Hearth. We played Scrabble without keeping score--I slept much better without the stress of competition!