We Wish You A Merry Christmas...

This year we trekked to Oklahoma for Christmas. By trekked, I mean drove - 21 hours down and 21 hours back to be precise. It was actually a very nice drive. The weather was great both going and coming, which is rare for December in the west. Unfortunately, because we had to be back to work on Tuesday, we had to leave on Christmas day. Fortunately, this moved up our orgy of greed by a couple of days!!!

Shyla and Clay always plan a "project" for Bruce when we come to visit. He thrives on it and it helps them out as well. This year's project was putting cabinets in their family room. This will give them a lot of storage space. As a bonus, we had Bruce's dad there to help out. The three guys were in Nirvana!!! Sawdust and tools everywhere. A vacation can't get much better than that.

As for Shyla and me, we just tried to stay out of the way of swinging hammers, buzz saws and flying sawdust. We also tried to keep the troops happy with food. She and I also found a little time to have a pedicure.
On Saturday night we took a ride to Chesapeake, where Shyla works, to look at their amazing Christmas lights. I was in awe of the amount of work it took to put it together and to choreograph the light show!!! Amazing and beautiful!

The highlight of the trip was the sharing the news with Clay and Shyla about the upcoming addition to their family. I know that all first-time parents are a little frightened - and by that I mean scared out of their wits - but I know that Clay and Shyla will be great parents!!!
And now, without further adieu, a few pictures of our wonderful holiday.

Shyla and Clay's beautiful mantle.

Papa and Bruce.

Clay and Shyla.

Tigger with his new best friend?!?

Sassy with Papa.

Some of the beautiful lights. The lights below are the exact same lights as the ones above. They are synced to turn from white to their various colors in a ripple effect down the street. It was phenomenal.!!

We hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year full of God's blessings.