Gift

Lance surprised me with this gift at Christmas, and I love it.

Skagen

Warm Weather and a Good Friend

Danielle flew in last Wednesday night. It's been fun spending time with her and showing her around the area. Thursday I gave her a tour of our church building, then we went to Morgan Run for a picnic lunch and some trail hiking. The weather has been very warm, no snow yet. Saturday we took the Metro into Baltimore and had a great day. We walked through Lexington Market, then took the train on into Little Italy for lunch, and then walked through the Inner Harbor area. It was another beautiful day and we had a blast. We got back to the Metro station around 6:00 last night and my van was gone. Yep, stolen. More details later on that situation.

DC

Photos from our day in DC with Mom and Chad last week.

National Christmas Tree

White House

Lincoln Memorial

Girls looking at the Reflecting Pool

Lincoln Memorial at Sunset

Dinner in China Town

Holiday Highlights

We did not travel at Christmas this year as we have for the last two. This was our first Christmas spent in Maryland. We missed seeing all the Burches in East Texas, but enjoyed having Mom and Chad here with us for the week. It was also great to be a part of the Christmas Eve services at LifePoint. The music, testimonies, and message were amazing.

The girls had a blast and got lots of nice gifts. We spent time visiting and playing games with family and friends, shopping, and visiting Washington DC. School started back today, and as usual I was not ready for the holiday to end. Back to the grind!