"Only a hippopotamus will do..."
Okay, so that's enough of my favorite 'secular' Christmas song ever. If you've never heard it- go to youtube.com and search for it- it's hilarious!
We spent Christmas with the Herrick family in The Villages, Florida. Ben and I flew out of the Grand Rapids airport on Sunday the 23rd and back in on the 30th. Those parts of the trip were rather unpleasant (assorted delays, near missed flights, etc), so we won't dwell on that!
Joe, Stacey, Ben and I rented a villa in the same neighborhood where his parents own a villa. Rich, Kelley, and the girls stayed w/them, and Grampa Herrick joined us for a few days there as well. The Villages is a fascinating place. A city unto itself- downtown areas, golf courses, shuffleboard, tennis, pools (LOTS of pools), bocce ball, you name it. And the best part was not using cars hardly at all for the week- oh no- everywhere you want to go can be reached by golf cart. =) Since I had never ridden one before, and I have such an afinity for anything miniature, I was naturally fascinated and delighted every time I got to drive one of them! So fun.
Here are a few pictures.
The villa where Joe, Stacey, Ben and I stayed.
Ben and Grandpa Herrick playing shuffleboard.
Dad Herrick and Joe playing bocce ball.
Mom Herrick and Kelley watching Emerson open gifts.
Emerson's first tennis lesson- with her brand new Dora the Explorer racket and balls!
Joe and Stacey- first Christmas as husband and wife. =)
Ben and I- first Christmas as husband and wife! =)
As hard as it is, I'll make myself stop here... I have so many more pictures that I'd love to post, but it could get a little out of control. I have more from New Year's Eve and from a trip the first weekend of January to Chicago. Stay tuned. =)
I hope that each of you had a wonderful holiday season and that your new year will be blessed in ever so many ways.
God bless!!
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