Sunday, January 3, 2010

'O Palm Trees, O Palm Trees, how lovely are your branches...'

We celebrated Christmas, sunshine style, in Palm Springs! We were so lucky to be together; Grammy, Grandpa Bob, Grandma Joyce, Grandpa George, Chi Chi, Auntie, Uncle Jim and best of all, DADDY! Talk about a 5 day party!
It started off a little scary, like Ralphie on 'A Christmas Story'... We arrived too late on Christmas Eve to get groceries, and I'm afraid to say the only thing open on Christmas day was Panda Express and a Carniceria. We made the best of it and ate Daddy's BBQ'd carne asada. Yummy.
With the sun shining, Weston becoming a permanent part of the swimming pool, and Merrick getting tons of snuggles from family, we sure loved our time in the desert.
And the reason for it all... Baby Jesus' birthday! Thank you Lord for loving us so much that you gave your only son. We are eternally grateful.

2 comments:

Joyce said...

Grandpa George had the best time of his life with all of his family in the warm sunshine. Thanks for being such a wonderful family to spend vacation with! I love all of you!

Karen, Scott, and Jared said...

I MISS YOU GUYS SOOOO MUCH ALREADY! Thank you so much for letting me come up and play with you today. It was one of the best days I've had in a long time. Thank you, thank you. :-)