The Holidays

The holidays were very good for the Bell/Hunter clan. Olivia learned how Baba cooked rib roast. She wanted to wear his traditional chef's hat (Baba was given this hat as a gift several years ago). All of the kids were home for Christmas as well as John's Mom. Dick and Marie along with Barb's brother Van and the twins, Grant and Gwinn, came for a visit on the 27th. Emily's boyfriend Andrew was here as well. A full house. One day Olivia came downstairs saw Grandpa and hopped right up next to him for some snuggles. Grandpa thought this was about the best Christmas gift ever. Matthew, Emily, Andrew and Olivia went to the zoo one day resulting in a terrific picture of the three on a giant bug. The zoo is one of out favorite places. Matthew has been a Zoo Parent for many year for two bears, Greg and Gary. They were apparently quite animated this visit. Santa left one of his reindeer following his visit on Christmas Eve. He looks strangely like Bradley. Hope Santa doesn't miss him. Olivia was the "Christmas Elf" this year. This position is traditionally given to the youngest family member and is a most important role. The Elf reads the names on presents and passes them out to the correct recipient. A big responsibility. Emily has been the Christmas Elf for many years but this year passed the hat. We are now back to school (A+ on a big spelling test last week!) All is good.