A golden Christmas

We were able to spend all of December with my kids and Jim’s new family. My granddaughter Allie had her 3^rd birthday right after we got back from Fiji. It took us a while to get “unlagged” but we jumped right into finishing preparations on the motorhome. The biggest dilemma was how to tow Jim’s truck with us. We solved that problem by trading it in and buying a Jeep Rubicon! It is a sweet ride. And it is perfect for everywhere we will be going and will add 4 wheeling to our choices for adventure!

Jim was a little overwhelmed by all the “Christmas” but I think he enjoyed it, too. It gave everyone an opportunity to really get to know each other and become a family. Allie has become especially attached to “Jim!” I loved being able to spend so much time with my kids and enjoy holiday preparations and celebrations. For so many years it’s been only Christmas Eve and Christmas day….rush, rush, rush. My oldest granddaughter Kalyn and I made dozens and dozens of cookies. She is quite the cook- - especially for 8.  Ethan is 5 and has so much energy, he wears me out! X-men are his heroes this year, but Spiderman holds a close second. But Christmas is for kids and we certainly had fun.