It was an 11 hr drive. Gene and Suzy (Kevin's sister and her husband) live about 30 min south of us and left shortly after we did. We ran into them in Illinois on the interstate! What fun!
A view on our way south...(don't even know if this was in IL or IN)
This is one of Kevin's favorite activities to do on his parents' property...search the garden for arrowheads. He is a patient hunter....or should I say "brave"?
Marlene (Kevin's mom) asked that we put up the Christmas tree. (Their home had been flooded from a broken water heater pipe and they lived in the RV for several months. They had just moved back into their house the day before we arrived.)
Family picture. L-R: Kevin, niece Erin, Rob (bro), Carol, Ray, Marlene, Suzy, Gene, Amy
Ray and Marlene with all their kids.... L-R: Kevin, Penni, Rob, Carol, Ray, Marlene, Gene, Suzy
Sharing funny stories (not so funny 20-30 years ago. If you let enough time pass after something horrific from your childhood, everything is funny when recalled in front of mom and dad)
Eating Christmas dinner on Aunt Edith's Willow dishes.
Delicious food....great company.
Women of 3 generations: Suzy, Marlene, Amy
We took the short walk down to Lake Cumberland and hunted for geodes embedded in the shale. Erin and Rob dug and pounded and reaped a harvest for their labors.
Kevin and Suzy looking for geodes that just lay out in the open
A view of Lake Cumberland
Kevin skipping rocks. I love to watch him do this...he can make them skip so fast that they actually skim on the water surface.
Birthday gift for Ray from Gene, Suzy, Kevin, and me. Ray has wanted one for some time...(brilliant idea Suzy, for his gift)
Christmas at home....
This is what's left under the tree after Kevin and I opened our gifts. Like the stockings? Those are actually some old ones of Kevin's that he no longer wears. I loved how they look so old fashioned....so they are filled with Jesse's and Julie's little gifts.
Kevin's gifts to me...new pjs, DVDs of "As Time Goes By" (British comedy), memory stick, lotion. (he looked at many, many cameras for me and couldn't decide on one. So he told me I can go pick one out for our anniversary...which is in less than 2 mo. Anyone have any recommendations? I want a good zoom, instant shutter, a battery that doesn't have to be changed every couple of hours)
Here's Kevin's big gift...Werner carbon fiber paddle...weighing only 28 oz. It was time for a new one.
3 comments:
no wonder kevin looked for hours. cameras aren't in the lotion section. silly kevin. -jesse and julie
Definitely a Sony. I love, love, love mine. Their cameras are the best, and warranties too. My dad just bought the DSCW70. You can see it here:
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Sony-Cyber-shot-DSC-W70-Digital-Camera/sem/rpsm/oid/150402/catOid/-13062/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
Let me put in my bid for Canon digitial cameras--if you do some checking, they're rated very high even higher than Sony. So there, Kari & Trey. :o)
Truthfully, I do love my Canon digitial camera. In fact it's so good that my kids each bought one for themselves as well, with more megapixels than my camera of course.
If you go to www.bizrate.com you can shop for any brand and it will give you the best prices available [online].
Love you,
Dee
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