The Monday before Christmas Tod's Mom, Dad and brother came. Then on Christmas Eve my Mom, Dad, and Grandmother arrived. And on Christmas Day my sister and brother-in-law came. We had a full house! But it was loads of fun. The boys loved being the center of attention through the entire week. It was like we had a continuous Christmas.
Tod's brother, Sean, built us a BEAUTIFUL dining room table. He is so amazingly talented. You can see all of his work at ww.odonnellwoodworking.com. We couldn't be happier with the table. It is perfect.
Speaking of talent...Tod's mother painted us an incredible picture for our kitchen. She took a picture of the woods behind our house then painted this...
Just amazing! Every day I'm still in awe of this picture!
The O'Donnell clan left on Christmas Day and we had a "shift change". The Johnson clan (my family) spent the rest of the week together. One of our traditions over Christmas is my Mother makes Gumbo. It is so delicious! We didn't have many leftovers!!
We played countless games of Apples to Apples, Mexican Train Dominoes, and Darts. Who knew my Dad was such a good dart player!?? We shared lots of laughs and enjoyed each others company.
We spent New Year's Eve at a neighbors house. The boys were with my parents so we had no worries. I am so happy that we found the perfect neighborhood for us. Lots of fun families.
2008 brought us many new challenges, and moved us to a new place. I'm not sure if we are ready to find out what 2009 has in store for us. At least I will have the holidays to look forward to!
3 comments:
Wow, I wish I had just a speck of the talent that Tod's family has! Sounds like a great couple of weeks.
As spokesman for the O'Donnell clan, we were happy to be included in your family Christmas. Seeing the boys after Santa came..........yeah......that's the best!
I keep checking here for a "recycling gone wild" entry. ;¬}
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