Wednesday, December 23, 2009

CHRISTMAS 2009

I didn't do Christmas letter this, no real excuse, just didn't do one. So I guess a short blog is in order.

This has been a good year, busy but really enjoyable. I will give a real quick review, first in January was the birth of Hannah's twins, Whitney and John, they have taken a lot of both Nancy and my time. The good news is they are both healthy and growing like weeds and are great little friends. We took our annual trip to SR/Tunbridge in July (all of the Florida family). In September Addie started school and is enjoying every minute of it. In late summer Andrew and family moved to the Denver area, Andrew is the General Manager of the Denver Ritz Carlton. Some different than Hawaii, but they are doing well in the snow and cold. In October Nancy and I went on a cruise which included a trip through the Panama Canal, that was worth the trip. While we were on the cruise we got word of the birth of Abigail Howe Rogers, Andrew and Sarah's third. Not long after we got home Nancy was off to Denver to "help". She stayed almost three weeks and I joined her for a few days. I forgot that we also went to Vermont in September to enjoy the fair for the second year in a row and to spend time with our mothers. My mother has had a rough year. She has spent the past 10 weeks in the hospital and rehab, she is now home and very happy to be there. Everything is looking better and we hope the future will be better.
Our latest project is a new kitchen for our home. Not a complete renovation but a major update. I guess you might say it is our Christmas present. I am including a picture of the finished project, our beautiful kitchen!
I hope you all have a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year.