So, we left G and G Shirley's house to go meet up with the rest of the Shirley clan in Idylwild, CA. Of course Papa left the camera at G and G's house. So there are no photos of that stop. On the way home we spent a night in Las Vegas and got to see some old friends from Moscow, Rick and Lindsay, who recently had a baby.

A day after getting home Lindsey's Aunt Beth from Chicago came with her husband Tom and their two kids, Ethan and Sophia. In addition Lindsey's grandma Chaldy came in from Cinncinati. Also here were G and G Litchfield, and Uncle Charlie. A day later Lindsey's G and G Pearson flew in from Iowa. They all stayed with us until Jan 30 (one of those nights was spent in Salt Lake City) A few of the days were spent skiing with one of the days spent sledding. Again my camera was still in California so there are very few pictures.

We had a really good visit with family and they all (with the exception of Charlie) left on Dec 30. The next evening some of our friends from Moscow rolled into town to spend New Years with us. Simba, Koi, Guitari, and Makena showed up first. Later that evening Avi, Moran, Ophek and Lakota rolled in. It was so great having them here and the kids had a really good time. While they were here another old friend from Moscow, Joy, who now lives in Salt Lake came up too along with her dog Everest.

My camera showed up the last day everyone was here so there are a few pics from their time here. First is Koi with Makena and Ophek. The others are all of Everest with Makena, Joey, and Ophek playing on him.