A Fun Week!

Last night was our Bible Study Christmas Party. It was at Fred and Jody's beautiful home.

Our hostess Jody

Garry and Jan

Kitty, Helen, Ann and Donna

Jim and Helen

Jim and Jan

Katiebeth ( I think I surprised her!) Oops !I think I surprised Mickey too!

Cheryl ---making a"point".

Bill and Andy--thrilled to have Bill out of the hospital and home again.

Tim, Jody, Jeannie and Jim

Kitty, Annetta, Melissa, Andy and our host, Fred

Gene and Mary

Bill, Jeannie, Annetta, Cheryl , Andy and Helen

Jim, Melissa, Katiebeth and Mickey

Kitty, Ann and Richard

Donna, Garry, Mary, Gene, Lyn and Marsha

Tim, Jan, Fred and Jody

Toby--in his "Reindeer in Training" costume.

Toby was an exceptional host too.


Opening presents

There were nearly riots (of laughter) over the Scarf-a-Roos

Donna and her pig (which she lost to Cheryl)

Great Party--Thanks Fred and Jody--oh and Toby!!

Moving on--

My cousin Paul from Seattle came down to visit. He is planning to move to Texas in the near future, with his wife Karin and 5 children.

Jan and Paul

Austin and Paul

My cousin Joyce and her husband David came down from Tulsa to visit too,

I was thrilled to get to see them as well!!

David, Joyce and Paul

To celebrate us all being together--for the first time in 40 years,

Jim took us all out to Cagles for dinner.

Dinner at Cagles


Carol of Lights
Paul arrived on Wednesday which just happened to be the night of Carol of Lights.

We went to the reception at the Frazier Pavillion before the Carol of Lights.

It was really lovely and the admission was one toy for Toys for Tots.

Skye came along too. She loved the crowds and activity.
Paul was amazed that Christian songs were sung at "Carol"

--a right they have lost in Washington state.When he saw the phtographers on the roof, he was afraid they were going to

start shooting or that riots would erupt. We are soo blessed in TEXAS!!

Paul and Jim at "Carol"

What a wonderful week of Cousins and Christmas Celebrations!