Merry Christmas...early!

Just a quick note to everyone to wish you all a wonderful Christmas and if you are traveling...safe travels! Tomorrow morning we will board the cruise ship and set sail for 7 days...to the Mexican Rivera! Needless to say, we are VERY excited and looking forward to a week of fun, relaxation and family time! We'll have 12 in all, Terri's mom, Sis, her brother and his family, Scott, Betsy, Sam and Syd; us, Josh, Mandy and Jayden; and Jess and Sean!! Five rooms, all in a row...and two tables for dinner...what a time we'll have!!

A week ago, Terri flew to Spokane to stay with her mom and then head south via car. Before they left Spokane, she celebrated and early Christmas with her sisters and their families - the usual Christmas brunch her family has...it was wonderful to see all of them and we will miss them on the cruise...sorry they couldn't come! Terri drove down to California with her mom and brother...and arrived on Wednesday evening. They are staying with friends of Sis' until tomorrow morning...the rest of the families fly down today...thank goodness we don't have the weather of last year...or no one would probably make it out of the Northwest! Their drive down was fairly uneventful...some rain one night and most of the next day, but just a tad of snow when they left The Dalles on Monday. Terri of course took photos, thinking it might be the only snow she would see for a while...and who knows, maybe all winter! Their first night was in Crescent City and the next day it was WILD...wind and rain, but guess who ventured out for photos! Yes, Terri and Scott (imagine Sis stayed inside!!) and Terri got SOAKED...clear through, but the photos and video were great fun to get...and thankfully, she packed some sweats in her luggage so she had something dry for the day to wear...otherwise, it would have been her pajamas!! The next night we stayed in Pismo Beach...and awoke to clear skies, calm winds and a beautiful ocean view...quite a contrast!!

This will be the last posting for at least a week, maybe until the new year...so until then...we want you all to know we are thankful for our family and friends and appreciate all of you...our best to you and your families!!

We love you all!! Here are some photos from Terri's trip down...The Dalles; Multanomah Falls; Crescent City; Pismo Beach; Santa Barbara beach and our lunch one day...at In-n-Out Burger!!!