Sunday, December 26, 2010

After a full week Christmas is now past

Another great meal, another fun family gathering.

We finally warped up the 2010 Christmas season tonight. We had Jo's family members here tonight for our annual Christmas dinner. Jo's Mom and niece were with us, Mardell and Carrie, along with Carrie's son, J.J. After a great ham dinner we retired to the living room to exchange gifts and watch J.J. tear into his presents. We had gotten J.J., who just turned four earlier this month, a firetruck that was almost as big has he was. To his mother's consternation it made siren and radio noise when you pushed buttons on the side. Also, his great grandmother had gotten him a police helicopter that also made sounds when you pushed the buttons. (He had been asking for a helicopter for some time so he was really a happy little boy.) After opening the presents we had a really good visit with Carrie. We did miss seeing her husband, John, but he was involved playing soccer this evening. Being another gun enthusiast John and I usually have fun comparing our collections.

2 comments:

Shelley said...

I read the word 'full' in your title and my stomach agreed. I've been really indulgent this last week, but have no plans to curb that until the new year...my scales are going to groan! Are you doing anything special for New Year's Eve?

Rick Stone said...

Shelly,

We don't do New Years Eve anymore. Went to the "Opening Night" thing they do down in Bricktown each year but it is mostly outside and it's just too cold. Most years I'm sitting at the computer and watching TV at midnight and Jo has been in bed and asleep for a couple of hours. By staying in we don't have to deal with the drunks that insist they should get out on the roads. Guess we are just a couple of old folks now. ;->