Merry Christmas

This was the first Christmas with Allison's Mom and Dad in their new home. We moved them out there during the past 2 months and we were able to get them a house occupied by one of her mom's brothers (from the first mom who passed away and her dad remarried and had her mom and sister). The house was across the street from the house she grew up in and that Allison's middle brother bought when the grandmother passed away. The house is a bit smaller but adequate for them. The nice thing is that it is a ranch style and it already feels like their house (to us at least). We went over for lunch and then everyone came over for dinner. The weather was beautiful, Zach and I played baseball with his new wooden bat (it is sad that you can't buy them in a sporting good store anymore) and Seth ran around the yard getting dirty. Later I was able to take a cup of coffee and sit out on the picnic bench reading, it was a beautifully warm day. I love being out there because everyone has such large lots of land that there is a sense of privacy and a quiet calm.

Tom