MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL

From our family to yours we wish you a blessed Christmas!

PAT AND GEORGE IN OUR MOTORHOME ON CHRISTMAS EVE

We wish you all good tidings and good health in 2011.  We sincerely hope the new year will be a better year for you, your family and for the United States.  We know many are going through a rough patch but we Americans are resilient and we will find a way out of the economic mess that seems to have mired the country into thinking that we are 2nd class ...we are not and it is up to each of us to start thinking like our forefathers and energize this country.

We want to thank each of you that have read our blog and hopefully enjoyed our travels the past year.  We will continue our travels through the backyards of America.  We have, however, had to alter our immediate plans of traveling to Florida for the rest of the winter.  Due to a medical problem, we need to stay in colorful Colorado for the immediate future.  If things change we will update you all on our blog. 

Again, Merry Christmas and we hope you have a wonderful New Year

Kasey celebrates his 1st birthday!

Kasey bundled up for a night a the zoo lights

This is for Tom Graue --saw this razorback and since the hogs will be playing the Buckeyes I thought it was appropriate that the hog is all lit up but is going no where -  Go Bucks light up the hogs!!

Happy birthday Kasey!

Was it good?

David and Nikki wearing their birthday hats - where is Karsten's hat?

The party begins !  Notice the wine goblets (Nikki and Amy's)

Can you believe that Kasey is one year old today?

Christmas in Colorado

Our host for the Cannode Christmas

Pat and George waiting for the gifts

Amy, Karsten, Kris and Kasey all decked out for Christmas

Am I in jail - oh no it is just a way to prevent me from exploring Uncle David and Aunt Nikki's house

I can open my own gifts but did you see what is behind me?

We had a great time at the Cannode's Christmas (the Sunday before Christmas).  It was a great meal, too many presents, and a lot of laughs and fun!  David and Nikki were the perfect hosts.  The highlights of the day were the grandbabies openning their gifts (well at least they tried - maybe next year).  It is always very nice to get together with the boys and their families.

We hope you all will be with loved ones and experience the joy of family and friends.  Christmas is about celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ and to enjoy the love of the season.

             Merry Christmas to all and we hope yours is filled with laughter, joy, and good health!

Thanksgiving and Cowboy Christmas Dinner!

It is very seldom that we can get our family together for a night out but it is even more of an occasion when we can get Bob and Donna's family and our family out for a dinner and entertainment.  But we made it, all 14 of us went out to the Flying W  ranch for a night out.  It was a great night and the food was outstanding.  We all thoughly enjoyed the diner and the band played some really great western Christmas songs.  The best part of the night was watching Kasey - he was really at the top of his game.

Kasey putting a rib bone into Grandpa's mouth

Little get together after the dinner at the motorhome

Thanksgiving

Kasey and Grandpa

We spent Thanksgiving with Kris and Amy and the super K's, while David and Nikki spent the day with Nikki's parents.  As usual the boys kept everyone on their feet and happy with their antics.  Although the Kris and Amy cooked a wonderful meal and we were able to go for a walk afterward eventhough the weather turned a little cold during our walk and we think both K's caught a minor cold, which they promptly gave to us.  All is well though.

We will try to update everyone on our Christmas just as soon as I correcty a bug with this blog...won't let me post any pictures.  Stay tuned

 

Friends Make the World Go Around!

December has started out to be a good one for us.  Of course we are still looking after the super K's and that is more than we could ever imagined.  But we recieved an email from a long time friend, Tom Graue, and he said he was on the road to home to Tucson but was coming through Denver.  We visited Tom and Maryann, his much better half, in March and was so glad to hear that Tom was coming through Denver.  As chance would have it we were in north Denver for a doctor's appointment when Tom was driving down
I-25.  We were able to hook up just one exit past our doctor's appointment and convoy down to Kris and Amy's house together.  Bob and Donna were watching the babies while we were at the doctor's so they were able to visit with Tom also.

Pat, Tom, Donna , Bob and the K's

Tom was able to stay overnight with us giving us a chance to catch up and plan future hookups!  We think he enjoyed Kasey and Karsten more than visiting with us but we will take any time with our friends.  Hopefully, we all will meet up this summer on our travels to the west coast.

Tom, Karsten, Kasey, George

Thanks Tom,  for going out of your way to stop by for a visit.  We can not believe we are so fortunate to have friends like Tom and Maryann and the many friends we have met over a lifetime. 

We hope you all are enjoying this holiday season.  Get out to visit your friends and family.  Love and friendships makes everything just a little bit better and Tom made ours a whole lot better!