Yesterday we celebrated Christmas with Ken's side of the family. He has eight brothers and sisters so usually it is a pretty big gathering. This year however due to the weather his bother Jimmy couldn't get out of Portland, so we missed his family. His sister Janelle was just here for a visit last month, they live in Kansas. Ken's Mom and Dad are flying out this week to visit his Sister Beth and her family in Ohio for a week. So we were a few short but we still managed to have a great time. We really loved the snow that fell while we were there and were disappointed that when we got home we had none!! Apparently we live in the banana belt! When Ken and I were first married we all would fit and have the whole family around a beautifully decorated table at his parents home for holidays. Now we have grown in numbers so much that they have converted the double garage into the new gathering place. It's nice. Carpet, heat lots more space and a huge tree this year! The picture Amanda took of the front of the house looks just like a post card. Their house is really a piece of art in itself. And, I love the SNOW!!!