Watching the weather has been our past time these few month. We had to time our trip again around more snowy weather. This time we were going back to Leslie and Steve's for Christmas vacation. We had Brooke with us and Krystal was 
flying into Indianapolis Dec 23. Reece and Caitlin were heading to SLC for their first Christmas, with Caitlin's family. After another of our famous overnight drives, we got to Bloomington late in the evening. We stayed here for a couple of days and then headed over to Mom's house in Lewis Center, Ohio and stayed for about a week. She was thrilled to have company at this time of year. The 2nd Christmas without Dad. The house was decorated beautifully and it brought back wonderful memories of Christmas at home. We ate Mexican and once again traveled to Amish country. Everyone really enjoyed the beautiful countryside of northern Ohio. We went back to Bloomington a couple of days before Christmas for all the holiday fun. The gra
ndkids were out of school, and there were cookies and candy to make and a bit of shopping to finish. We all played lots of games, made gingerbread houses and some crafted wooden critters. Fun Fun! We even all pitched in on a great Italian dinner with recipies furnished by Brooke. We also had some fun experiences with ethnic food. Christmas Eve, we had dinner at a resturant serving Afghan food and a few days later we had food from Morocco; sitting on the floor on cushions surrounding a low table. Yum, I love trying different ethnic dishes! Our Christmas program was great using the nativity puppets I made years ago and gave to Leslie & family. Santa found everyone December 25, 2010. This was the first time Garth and I have gone to any of our children
's homes for the holidays. It was really fun! What will next year bring? It was weather watching time again, and we left Indiana a day early and ended up in Utah for New Years Eve and New Years Day. We slept on couches in Krystal's apartment for a couple of nights and New Years Day enjoyed the lights on Temple Square. Lights shining bright on the new year of 2011. Good things are happening, and we know we are blessed as a family.
flying into Indianapolis Dec 23. Reece and Caitlin were heading to SLC for their first Christmas, with Caitlin's family. After another of our famous overnight drives, we got to Bloomington late in the evening. We stayed here for a couple of days and then headed over to Mom's house in Lewis Center, Ohio and stayed for about a week. She was thrilled to have company at this time of year. The 2nd Christmas without Dad. The house was decorated beautifully and it brought back wonderful memories of Christmas at home. We ate Mexican and once again traveled to Amish country. Everyone really enjoyed the beautiful countryside of northern Ohio. We went back to Bloomington a couple of days before Christmas for all the holiday fun. The gra
ndkids were out of school, and there were cookies and candy to make and a bit of shopping to finish. We all played lots of games, made gingerbread houses and some crafted wooden critters. Fun Fun! We even all pitched in on a great Italian dinner with recipies furnished by Brooke. We also had some fun experiences with ethnic food. Christmas Eve, we had dinner at a resturant serving Afghan food and a few days later we had food from Morocco; sitting on the floor on cushions surrounding a low table. Yum, I love trying different ethnic dishes! Our Christmas program was great using the nativity puppets I made years ago and gave to Leslie & family. Santa found everyone December 25, 2010. This was the first time Garth and I have gone to any of our children
's homes for the holidays. It was really fun! What will next year bring? It was weather watching time again, and we left Indiana a day early and ended up in Utah for New Years Eve and New Years Day. We slept on couches in Krystal's apartment for a couple of nights and New Years Day enjoyed the lights on Temple Square. Lights shining bright on the new year of 2011. Good things are happening, and we know we are blessed as a family.
that was a great christmas to spend together and it was fun to see grandma! lets keep the good tradition of road trips going!
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