Christmas Day 2007

Photos coming soon...

Melting Christmas 2007

It is amazing how fast this past year went by. We have been in Raleigh for 1.5 years now and we'll be celebrating our second Christmas here. This morning we looked over our blog post from last year "First Christmas in Raleigh". We also looked at the photos we took last year which can be viewed by clicking here.

Last night we watched Nana & Papa and crew open gifts via web cam. It is not the same as being there but it certainly is a step in the right direction. Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves.

We plan on opening our gifts this evening after dinner. We will post pictures later.

Von Kekel Holiday Party

This evening was the holiday party for Kristi's company Von Kekel. Kristi began working at Von Kekel as a Store Director the last week of September. She has met the challenge of re-entering the workforce with her typical fortitude and integrity. I am very proud of her and was not surprised when she received the award "Best Find of the Year". The award was presented to one employee who was viewed as the best new hire over the course of the year.

Christmas Tree

We have picked out a real tree for Christmas over the past decade. It has become a tradition where I take Nora and Hanna with me and we try find what Kristi has described to us as the ideal tree. This year Kristi and Sam came with us and helped pick out the perfect tree.