Christmas 2023

May Your Days Be Merry and Bright.

THANKS FOR VISITING OUR ONLINE NEWSLETTER.

WE’VE HAD A GOOD YEAR. THE ONLY “SURGERIES” NEEDED WERE FOR OUR SEWER, CARS AND HOME-EXTERIOR:

SEWER REPAIRS
MINI’S HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP
HONDA’S REAR BRAKES
SIDING TEAR-OFF
LOOK MA, NEW HOUSE!

WE ESCAPED THE DUTIES OF HOMEOWNERSHIP BY TAKING TRIPS TO SEE THE GRANDKIDS…

ARTHUR
FIONA
ALICE

…AND THE GRAND-KITTIES:

MAX
HERMES
SAMMIE

OUR TRAVELS INCLUDED SAN FRANCISCO / ALAMEDA… (Thanks, Andrew and Hannah)

ANDREW & HANNAH AT THE URBAN FARM WHERE HANNAH VOLUNTEERS
A FARM RESIDENT
ANDREW’S DAILY COMMUTE BY FERRY

…AND UPSTATE NEW YORK (Thanks, Anne and Ralph for hosting our super-fun vacation!)

LAKE SACANDAGA
AMANDA and FIONA
FIONA and ALICE

…AND WASHINGTON DC (Thanks Timothy & Amanda.)

ALICE THE ENTREPRENEUR
FUN WITH COOKIES
BETHANY’S STUDIO IN D.C.
SCULPTING ROCK
CARVING A SPANDREL
BETHANY W/ HER NIECES, NEPHEW and GRANDMA DOROTHY
CONNIE and FIONA
NEW DRESS FROM AUNT ANNE

WE VISITED LAKE HOPE STATE PARK IN OHIO. (Thanks to our daughter-in-law Amanda and her family for including us in their annual reunion.)

TIMOTHY, AMANDA & FAMILY
WOODLAND TREASURE HUNT
Fiona with baby cousin Benny
THE WHOLE CREW

WE ALSO HAD FUN OUTINGS IN GOOD OLD MINNESOTA:

IN STILLWATER, MN with DAN P.
LAKE HARRIET HISTORIC STREETCAR
DONALD’S BROTHER DOUG RIDES THE STREETCAR WITH HIS KIDS.
BROTHER BRUCE (far left) ORGANIZED THIS ADVENTURE FOR FAMILY and FRIENDS

THE GRANDKIDS GOT A TASTE OF MINNESOTA AUTUMN WHEN THEY CAME FOR THANKSGIVING.

RAKING LEAVES
EATING BREAKFAST WITH MOMMY and GRANDPA
SNOW IS A TREAT FOR
KIDS FROM D.C.

WISHING YOU YOU MANY BLESSINGS in 2024.

OUR ADVICE FOR THE NEW YEAR? THINGS GO BETTER WITH ICE CREAM!

Click here to see our photos from previous years: http://www.leechristmas.org