We are finally back from our daughters house where we stayed for the last 4 days. We had a peaceful Christmas day since our son-in-law had to work at the fire station. A letter was wrote to Santa to please come on Christmas Day eve so that the whole family could celebrate Christmas together. Santa said he would be glad to do that because he thought Fire fighters, Police, Military and Nurses all did heroic things for all.
So on Monday, after Santa had stopped by, we all woke up to a bunch of presents and daddy was home to enjoy it with everyone. All 4 boys got all they wanted and more. As you can see the twins and Cade got new bikes since they had all outgrown their old ones. Jacob got a new saxophone case since he is now in high school band and the Pinellas All County Band. Only the best in high school bands get into that program.
Dominick ~ Wyatt ~ Cade ~ Jacob & Wyatt again
The boys had a ton of fun opening their presents ~ they all got what they wanted and more
Poppy & I got a new Coffee Maker, a Hand held Vacuum, some Pandora Charms for me and smelly stuff for Poppy... a GREAT Christmas for us. Mom & Dad also got a lot of wonderful gifts ~ a watch, movies, games, Kuerrig Coffee Maker and much more....
After all the presents were opened and the paper all thrown away we started cooking our Christmas dinner; Turkey & Stuffing, Ham, Mashed Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Green Bean Casserole, Corn, Relish trays, deviled eggs, stuffed celery, Rolls. For dessert we had Cookies, Pumpkin Pie, Apple, Pie, Chocolate Mouse in a chocolate cup YUM!
We are going to our daughters house for the next couple of days and I just wanted to stop by and wish to all of my Bloggin friends and family the best of the Holiday Season....
’tis the season…to celebrate the birth of our savior, the wonder of Christmas and the joy of having a family & friends like you all. Thank you to all my followers... Your comments throughout the year has made my blogging experience a true treasure.
May the warmest smiles, the sweetest dreams, and the happiest heart
be yours at Christmas and always.
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Today I drove up to my daughter's house and we spent the day baking cookies... It is a tradition to bake cookies &
yummies for the holidays as it is at many homes... We include the kids and let them cut out the sugar cookies and decorate them. They really have a great time!
Every year we add a new cookie to our collection of recipes and this year was no different. This years featured cookie is the melting snowman and boy is it ever cute. Those are melted
marshmallows on top ♥
We all had a great time baking & decorating the cookies ~ just wished my younger daughter and her family could have been here too. We will be going to visit her in January for a month so we'll do some more cooking & baking then... Hope your days are filled with fun!
Happy Holidays
Have Fun, Travel Safe & Stay Healthy!!! 
It's been a busy week ~ getting things done for the Holidays, Birthdays and just enjoying the days as we count down to Christmas & New Years... This week I watch the Grandsons Tuesday afternoon and then take them to school Wednesday morning. We'll be heading from there to North Florida to visit some friends and family for a few days...
Here is a house in Van Buren Arkansas near my daughter's house
The Hodo House ~ took this with my little Nikon so it is a little shaky...
I have been busy this week getting my cards mailed, shopping and wrapping gifts...
Last Wednesday my little grandsons turned 6 ~ the time is flying by!!! They got their first report card and did excellent as did my Grand daughters in Arkansas. My oldest grand daughter made all A's and 1 B... We are so very proud of all of them.
Here are the boys with their birthday cake ~ Cars!!! Oh how they love cars...
Sunday when we went out to the Post Office to mail the cards and we took a ride down to Fort Desoto Park. It was a cloudy day but it is always beautiful down there. The campground was not full which I was surprised about... Great ride and we got to see a few dolphins which I wasn't fast enough to get their photos...
view from North Beach and the Skyway Bridge to Sarasota
view from campsite and the new Campground Store
Me & Ralph out at the point
Another video of Hodo Christmas display taken Dec 2009
Have Fun, Travel Safe & Stay Healthy!!!
