Happy New Year

Happy New Year to everyone! My brother in law, Matt took this picture on Christmas Day out by the pool, we were lucky for such a beautiful sunny day.

Matt and I had a really fun and busy Christmas with everyone at the Hotel Buechel. Mom, Beckie, Steve and Lukey arrived on the night of the 17th late. Matt fired up the awesome grill his dad got us for Christmas and cooked them some late night burgers. On the 18th we had a get together with some friends. Lukey (after watching our friends Jay & Analisa's son R.J. do it) learned to sprint rather than walk! This was a big surprise for Poppy who got here on Christmas Eve and saw his buddy Luke run across the room toward him. We all got to listen to him babble non-stop about Santa & Nana, guess we know who his favorite people are ;)
The guys played a lot of Wii games and while Beckie was busy being Super Mom, our Mom & I did a lot of cooking. I think the stand out recipe was the Arizona Egg rolls that we made up a recipe for.
We made a big Christmas dinner, and everyone sat in our dining room for the first time! It was really fun having Matt's family and my family together. Everyone gets along so well. It was fun seeing Lily, Liam and Luke all together. I hope that everyone who reads this blog also had a wonderful Christmas with the people they love just like I did.

As the holiday season is ending I came across a fun way to donate to St. Jude's, every year when I am taking down all the decorations, I never know what to do with all the Christmas Cards. I of course save the photo ones, but I found out that you can send your used Christmas Cards to St. Jude's. St. Jude's takes the front of the cards and the kids use them to make Christmas Cards for next year. All you have to do is throw them in an envelope. If anyone is interested, here is the web site. St. Jude's
And here is the address:
St. Jude's Ranch for Children
Recycled Card Program
100 St. Jude's Street
Boulder City, NV 89005

I hope everyone has a wonderful year in 2010!
Jessie