Friday, December 26, 2008

Top ten reasons why we had a great 2008 Christmas:

10: We didn't have to go anywhere! Thank you Jimmy, Marilyn, BethAnn, and Kyle for coming to Memphis! Despite the travel nightmares (Delayed flights pushed Jimmy and Marilyn's Memphis arrival to 1 am and their luggage was lost for several days upon arrival to both Memphis and back home to South Bend...ugh), we hope it was worth it!


9 - 6: Lots and lots of arms to hold and love Jane! She had decided that she didn't want to take naps in her crib, so all the arms were very helpful, as they allowed her to catch her zzz's. It was really hard to convince everyone to hold her (well, actually, maybe just Kyle!).

(9: BethAnn's arms)
(8: Kyle's arms)
(7: Jimmy's arms)
(6: Marilyn's arms)

5: Clean gutters and a leak free shed. Jimmy is always helping us fix stuff (between power washing our deck, fixing our trim in the kitchen), and now helping Scott clean out the gutters and patch our leaky shed roof. Thanks Jimmy!

4: Yummy food!
We took the family out for some Memphis grub at Central BBQ. Pulled pork, turkey, half chickens, and ribs were enjoyed by all (except Jane, of course!).

We all collaborated to make a delicious Nanny special - gnocchi. Yum yum!

We spent Christmas Eve enjoying King Crab legs. What a treat!

3: Sixty degrees on Christmas Eve! We all went for a walk in the neighborhood (this was after several days of rain and cold weather).

2: Presents for Stanley! He loves to open presents, and this year he was particularly taken by his sheep. Usually he would have ripped this soft, squeaky toy to shreds in about 5 minutes (which is whey we got it for him), but either his old age is setting in or he has a special affection for this toy, as it is still alive, squeaker and all!

1: Though she pretty much slept right through her first Christmas, she got more gifts than all of us! We couldn't have asked for anything better from Santa besides our precious Jane!


Take a peek at all the pictures from Christmas 2008 - click here.

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