Merry Christmas from Sunny and WARM Florida

Just wanted to wish everybody a merry christmas and so did someone else -- I have a guest blogger:



Hi it's Hayden. My favorite toy was The American Girl Theater. It was cool. Very cool. I got new NancyDrew books.
I got AmericanGirl perfume. I also got a bike. I love my gifts. Bye,


(man could she BE any cuter? i did not edit this at all. she made sure all the words were spelled right! and here she is with her american girl theater.)

Anyway, we're having a great time down here in South Florida. i think it's the only place in the country that is actually WARM and i am not complaining. Kyle and his fam came down from Charlottesville. and my parent's are here too. it's been a blast.

a few highlights:

-i got to meet kristopher for the first time. we bonded instantly -- probably because he knew we shared the same name. (see this post if you don't know what i am talking about.)




-hayden and anders are totally addicted to wii bowling and baseball. it's hilarious.

-kelsey has finally made peace with pumpkin and grover. she doesn't freak out and cry every time they come near her. and she does sign language for dog about 20 times a day along with cat. (And she LOVES melly.)

-we had an amazing christmas dinner, and yes, the crown jewel was served by yours truly.

-my dad continues to school us all in rummy. i swear i don't know how he does it but he just kills us all every time we play. he's so freaking lucky.

-hayden played a big kid game (10,000) and actually beat me, kevin, kyle and my dad! no kidding. she was so excited.

i could go on and on forever so i'll just leave it at that for now. one day left before i break this party up and head to milwaukee to watch KC skate this weekend.

hope everyone had a great day. i am truly blessed with such a great family and friends. merry christmas everyone!

(the grandkids)