It has been over a month since my last post. It has been very eventful and mostly fun. The highlight was seeing our daughter, Angela and her family in Oregon. Our daughter from Australia, Mary was there as well. Almost perfect but Mary's family wasn't able to be there so we missed those grandkids and our son-in-law Eric. Also, our youngest daughter Martha and her family stayed home in Pittsburgh. Our youngest granddaughter, Gloria is only 6 months old so cross country traveling would be rough on them all and expose a not yet fully vaccinated baby to who knows what. But, we still had a great time spending time in person with those we could and video chatting with the rest. It was a truly wonderful time. These pictures are out of sequence but trying to fix them just made me frustrated so here they are!
This was a tremendous gift from our friends Robin and Bob. It's an interactive
Advent Calendar that allowed the receiver to open a new activity every day. The grandkids and I had
hours of fun decorating trees, wreaths, cookies, houses and so much more. Each day was another gift..
We spent our first day on the hunt for the perfect Christmas tree. There were
so many of us that two vehicles were required. Dylan carried all the implements
and Angela carried people and the all important refreshments.
Mary and Angela were going to the coast a day before the rest of the crew
and were snowbound about half way over the pass. They apparently
made the best of the situation at a local inn.
Reading and snuggles were some of my favorite activities.
Our beautiful first born.
Martha, Dylan and Gloria couldn't join us but they were a part via
pictures. You can see 6-month old Glo wasn't sure what was going on!
Papa and Alder bring the saw.
Alder loved to be wherever the action was in the house.
If there was a crowd in the workout room he was do a great
job on the elliptical. I was impressed with how well he did.
Christmas morning!
We found the perfect tree and hiked the long trek
out of the woods. Those toddies back in the truck were highly appreciated.
Sometimes girls just need hugs.
More reading.
We're playing with the Advent Calendar.
More advent calendar. You might notice we all have the
gnome Christmas PJs courtesy of Angela and Dylan
The mighty female tree cutters.
Let the exercising begin!. They worked out to a
subscription service that leads you through the moves.
It was a long walk through the woods and an even
longer walk back out with the tree.
Guess who is supposed to be sleeping.
It was a great tree and lots of fun.
You can never get enough grandkid time!
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