December Wrap-up

My cousin Charlotte, who lives in Texas, was to be in Jefferson City on a work-related trip mid-December.  Mama, Daddy and I drove down to meet her for dinner and it was so good to see her.  We met at Madison's Cafe, a favorite location in Jeff City.  The state capital looked lovely lit up at night and the Governor's house was beautifully decorated for Christmas.  It all made for a festive looking downtown area.  

We had been hoping that Jeff City would be a regular destination for Charlotte, but alas, it was a one time only trip.  We are so glad we were able to take advantage of the opportunity to spend some time with her.  

Laura, Charlotte, Daddy and Mama at Madison's Cafe 

Charlotte, Daddy and Mama across from the Governor's home.

Jackson had a few friends over to watch movies just before Christmas.  Gigi brought him an adorable hand-made Christmas gift...

She carved his face in a potato!  You know... like Mount Rushmore only in a spud!  I thought the likeness was uncanny.   :)  ha!

The week before Christmas we had our first snow, in the form of a blizzard with 50 mph winds and white out conditions!  Julie, Anna and Matthew were trying to make it home from Columbia that day and almost didn't make it.  In fact, they never did make it all the way home... they had to spend the night in town at Matthew's grandparents house because our road was impassable. We already knew that (sort of...) since we had gotten a car, a truck and even our tractor stuck that afternoon!!  Thankfully we have a wonderful neighbor with a much larger tractor to come to our rescue!!  

Although we had several inches of snow, the ground looked strange... high drifts in some places while in others the yard looked bare of snow!  The wind literally swept entire areas clear of all snow.  But, it was spread out enough to enjoy some playtime.  :)

Jonathan and Mac enjoying the snow