Alas, Everyone Has Left ~ The Party's Over

Everyone says this, you work so hard to get the holidays going and they pass like a blur. We had such a good time and here is the proof:

Maddie and Zoe

Caroline, Maddie and Zoe

Caroline, Maddie and Carolyn

Caroline, Maddie and Mike

Jim, Lori (and her cast), Maren, Amy, Carolyn, Maddie, Caroline, Mike - after lunch after marathon shopping on Saturday.

Lori and Jim

Jane and Emma at Yosemite.

Jane and Carole at Yosemite.

Emma and Jane - LOVE the snow!!!!!!

Jane and Emma

This video shows how talented Maddie is - Amy gave her the harmonica.

I believe this is the first blog of all the cousins - except Jesse.  He drew the short straw and had to work on Saturday and Sunday, so he could not make the trip up to Davidsonville.   

We had dinner on Friday at home, Mom had ham and biscuits, cream cheese pie - Holly and Paul Hankins and their son, Ian and his wife Beth, joined us for the complete pandemonium. Lots of good food and LOTS of laughter.  Holly brought us a box of packing paper to help us pack up and move to Durham.

On Saturday, the grand shopping expedition began and all of us, including Mike and his girls went to Nordstrom and the mall.  Of course we ate at California Pizza Kitchen.  

Jim cooked dinner at Amy's and we watched the recorded Duke bowl game.  It was great, but Duke lost by 7.  

Sunday, we all met  at Lure's and got to meet Carolyn's young man, Chris.  He was able to hold his own and we had a great time.  Carolyn and Chris flew out to San Antonio early this morning to go back to work.  Chris is an Army JAG lawyer and he has a German Shepard puppy that he adores.  We all liked him.

It is very quiet in the house.  Time to clean up and start the process of getting rid of alot of stuff.  It is a good thing (to quote Martha Stewart).

Love, Leslie