A Quick Trip Home!

Ike and I made a quick trip home in order to spend Christmas with our families.  And when I say quick, believe me, it was quick!!  We arrived in Atlanta late at night on December 22 and we left the following Wednesday, the 29th.  Although it was a whirlwind trip, we enjoyed the time that we were able to spend with our families.

We spent Christmas Eve with my extended family - there were almost 40 of us!  We call it Grab Bag and it is a family tradition that I cherish.  We eat, we talk, we laugh, we read the Christmas story, we catch up on each other's lives, and we wonder . . . . Who is going to get the glove stretchers this year?!

Eating lots of scrumptious food!!

Actually, my Aunt Margaret got the elf hat in grab bag;
but she didn't want to mess up her hair, so her
grandson Jonathan put it on.

                                          My nieces and nephews
          (minus Abby, who had to work at the hospital on Christmas Eve)

Bethany wraps up the night with
a little music.

Christmas Day found Ike and I at his parents house with most of his family.  More yummy food to eat, as well as lots of talking!  We missed David and Colleen, who were in Texas with her family.

Annie (Ike's other niece) models
her new Christmas presents -
a coat, scarf, and gloves.

Ike's niece Joanna and her dog Chesney.
Chesney is one super-behaved
dog - and he loves Joanna!