'Twas a week before Christmas and just back from their trip, Bill was still working on the dive video clip Our pictures were sorted and ready to choose But with hundreds to look at there was no time to lose Grand Cayman diving had been so much fun Especially when matched with a warm tropical sun Still tired from the trip, the blog hadn't been started And with Christmas so near, the effort - half hearted Shopping for gifts was well under way With lots still to d...

After a 16 hour red eye, we landed mid morning on April 7th. Ashlee and Hunter picked us up and then we met Alex for a quick lunch. We had been gone a long time for an 18 month old but thanks to weekly Facetime, Hunter seemed to remember us. When we left he wasn't walking and barely talking, now he is running and making an almost constant stream of noise (some of which are words). It’s so good to be home. After lunch we went to pick up the RV, which didn&...

It was great to see everyone. We really missed the kids, my mom, and especially Hunter. He wasn't walking when we left, but he sure was when we got back. We were crazy busy this past two weeks that we spent at home. Normally we would have had the house decorated for Christmas including 2 trees and half our shopping done by Thanksgiving. This year, I decorated a small potted plant as out tree and we hung one string of lights inside the trailer. Getting all the sho...