a perfect Sunday afternoon in December

Christmas with the Brenningmeyers - 2009

We got to spend our Christmas with Grandma and Grandpa Brenningmeyer the weekend before Christmas.  Great Grandpa Ronnie and Great Grandma Doris came up to help us celebrate.  We sure are lucky to have so much family that we can't even fit it all in a few days! 

Christmas with the Hood Family 2009

 

Goreville is really far.  Anna is even further (139.04 miles - OUCH!)  You are always a trooper, Cole!  Thanks be to your DVD player and movies!

A visit to PaPa Hood at the Anna Veterans Nursing Home.

  Food Fun: FONDUE!

The kids enjoyed one another's company and the fondue.  

Grandma's game: Pay It Forward!
We were asked to preform a random act of kindness/good deed and tell that story as we gathered.  There were many categories and we voted on the "best" stories.  Bottom line, we all won as we got to practice kindness!

Happy Birthday, G!

We celebrated G's 52nd birthday tonight with margaritas and good friends! 

such a neat boy

he uses a coaster...even when he puts his drink on the couch.