This is another VERY LUCKY guy who has three little sisters that WORSHIP him!!!
We were fortunate to have a visit from Bubby for a few days. The girls clung to him the entire time. We all miss getting to see him more often. Ditto for Big Sissy Tracy. Unfortunately, she couldn't get away for the holidays, but at least we got to see her in Atlanta over Thanksgiving.
Rachel show off her culinary skills
You may not be able to see the details in the photo, but Rachel made "chocolate cups" by dipping balloons into melted chocolate. Once they cooled she popped the balloons and filled the cups with fresh fruit . . . and then had fun topping them with Reddi Wip and then served them to us on Christmas Eve. (She learned it all on a TV program the day before.)
You can guess what she did next . . .
Daddy helps Rachel program her personal "ATM" bank.
I guess the ole piggy bank just isn't sophisticated enough for this generation!
Who would have ever thought that we would give our pre-teen a cell phone?
What kind of precedent are we setting?
Do we really understand what we are doing????
Yep, it's all about connectivity!
(If you don't have a teen or pre-teen yet, just wait. You'll understand.)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . TEN GRAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CONNECTIVITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jeff, Penny, Rick, Samantha, Gramma Jane, Grampa David, Steve, Sarah, Erin, Rachel
Oh, what fun it is!
Great Christmas memories! I believe that Sam and Jeff would like to always be a part of the gingerbread tradition. Jeff sure was proud of his accomplishment. He and Sam just had to "dig-in" to their work the night they got back home from their favorite place "Auntie Erin's and Uncle Steve's.
Love,
Pen Pen