The holidays were busy as usual this year, starting with a visit from Nani and the Williamsons over Thanksgiving (The Lions won!). For Christmas, Rachel’s Aunto Jo and Uncle John made the trip from Michigan with their dog Griffin, and Papa John also stopped by. Rachel’s Aunt Pat and Uncle John came up from Atlanta to ring in the  New Year.

In between, we found time for a quick trip to Atlanta to see Chad and Anna’s beautiful new home and get some face time with mom, dad and Troy. While there, I lost at cribbage, lost at basketball, and watched Michigan lose its bowl game. But we also had one fantastic meal after another, exchanged gifts and a few jabs (always), and hey — when smiling nieces Scotlyn and Lila are at the party, everybody wins.

Oh yeah, we also hosted a few families on New Years Eve. The fire pit wasn’t popular with the temperature in the teens, but our ping pong table saved the evening.

So it was a typical holiday season, filled with family, big meals and bigger laughs. Apparently the one thing we weren’t busy doing over the holidays was snapping photos. While the slide show is lean, trust us, fun was had.

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