What a year it has been. I had to re-evaluate all that has happened and I have come to the conclusion that it has been a blessed year. The family has seen alot of wonderful events that have happened through out the past months and with this we have all faced our challenges. I am thankful that we are all in good health. We will continue to pray for Mike, who has had his own health challenge and we lift up the job situation for those of us in need of them. I can still say with joy in my heart that we are blessed.
We ended the year with our 2nd annual trip to Knott's Berry Farm. (see photo bucket for the current pictures) We had a great time riding those scary rides, and just being around each other. Mom, Daddy and Mike did well they put in a full day from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm (which is a long day for all of us). The highlight event of the day was the "Snoopy on Ice" show, which was full of very talented skaters, it also gave us a chance to sit down and relax!
Christmas Eve is great only because it's a house full of loved ones. We decided to change our menu this year, instead of appetizers we did different types of soups, it was really a good idea. We still had our traditional Christmas dinner which is always good. The one thing that we did not expect to happened, happened. We ran about 2 hours behind than usual. We usually end by 1:00 am, we did not finish until 2:00 am which means most of us did not get home until 3:00! It was a great evening once again with the family.
This year we adopted another family into ours. My nephew Ray has a good friend who does not have family close by, and his wife is an only child and both parents are deceased. So we gave them the big "Pensader" welcome. It was a pleasure to have both Larry, Vickie and Kayla with us to share this special time of year. I know we will see them soon. I think it is wonderful to see our family grow each year, it makes me smile to know that we are touching each others lives deeply.
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