Monday, September 22, 2008

Rob, Maureen, Megan and Paul Come for Christmas

Megan and Henry

Last Christmas was wonderful because not only did Matt, Jen and Henry join us, but we had a Christmas bonus when Rob and his family joined us. Our anticipation was high and we pulled out all stops in decorating. After Bob helped me decorate outside, including hanging garlands on the fence line all the way to the road, he asked me when I was going to stop. My answer was, "When I am finished."
We enjoyed lovely weather and Rob and Matt kept the flames in the firepit going day and night and were aptly dubbed "the pyro brothers!"
It was great having two grandkids with us. 10-year-old Megan was so much fun and she was very patient with her 2-year-old cousin, Henry, as he was fascinated with the I-Pup she received for Christmas. However, Henry loved playing for hours with his Thomas trains and traintrack and didn't bother Megan tooo much. Megan said that she loved our family tradition of hiding clues for one gift for each person. It was great fun following everyone as he or she figured out the clues.
Some highlights were Cynthia and Bill joining us on their way home from Dallas for dinner and an impromptu sing-a-long, Maureen helping me save some homemade bread when the bread machine was accidently unplugged, Jennifer making the pancakes for breakfast, and Paul and Henry quietly coming downstairs each morning and having bowls of Raisin Bran while most of us were still asleep.

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Before

Before
This is how the great room looked before we painted.

After

After
Jen and Matt helped me texture the walls and paint them in three colors.