Well, it seemed like we just had Thanksgiving at Cynthia's place last week rather than last month! Time and the year seemed to fly by, but here we are at the end of the year celebrating Christmas! The new wrinkle this year was that we celebrated at Erica & Andrew's beautiful new home!

A couple of days before we celebrated as a group, Erica and Andrew invited Sylvia and me over for some libations and a delicious Christmas dinner. Here's Master Chef Andrew in his new kitchen.

Of note, notice me (above) holding up a "cookie"! Erica bought these for the party not realizing they were "doggie" treats! We had a good laugh about that. But, being the adventurer that I am, I had to try one. Dry and hard, as you might expect.

Above, are pictures Cynthia took when she went to the Coca-cola Classic Christmas with James and Kevin. The last picture with the Grinch was taken at the old West Christmas light fest in Boerne, Texas.

We all celebrated as a family the weekend after Christmas. With everyone's work schedule, this was the best 'get-together' time. We chose to eat at Rock and Brews at La Cantera. The meal, drinks and atmosphere were great!


Hard to believe that we got all of the people looking at the camera at the same time... including Sienna!! The grandkids were inseparable that weekend and had a blast celebrating the Christmas holidays!



But the really BIG news that weekend was that Clint proposed to Michelle and she accepted. Here she is showing off her engagement ring!

Then it was time to head back to Erica's home for some dessert, drinks and Christmas presents! No "doggie" treats were available this time!



But we did have some delicious pudding cups, cookies and special desserts from BAKLOVAH BAKERY & SWEETS in San Antonio!

Above, Stella is exploring all of the treats she found in her Christmas stocking! She must have been on the 'nice' list because there were no lumps of coal! It was truly a great holiday weekend for everyone!

Special note goes out to Sienna (left) who is growing faster than a weed! Here she is tearing up my bathroom! I only took my eyes off her for a minute! Geesh! I keep telling Erica that she owe's me a roll of toilet paper!

I guess it's her way of saying, "Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!"

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