Yes indeedie, as any of you regular followers are aware... I did a miserable job of updating this blog after mid-December of last year. so, in all fairness on several counts - please let me digress a bit, and set the record straight.
For the past two years "we" (that would be Amanda, her Family and those of us who've been able to make it) have been extremely fortunate to have been blessed with a visit from SANTA CLAUS (aka Uncle Dan Snyder) - obviously for the primary benefit of Tyler and Hailey.
Santa manages to show up on the roof, with toy filled bags for the Children, and surprises for everyone else. This year was a special treat, to have Great-Grandma Wall with us.
Another very special part about Santa's visit, is that it also seems to coincide with Aunty Bonnie Nelson's visit, and photography, thus the photos shown here, and the bonus of a video slide show adeptly compiled as well. This link: JONES CHRISTMAS VIDEO 2009 will take you there.
And more currently, for those of you who might be interested, Bonnie has put together a rather colorful video of our Non-Tsunami titled: TSUNAMI PUAMANA STYLE.
Back to Christmas... as you can readily see by the picture on the left, Mom's smile says it all. She was a real trooper, and never tired of all the activity, which between Hailey running in incessant circles and Tyler dancing in his Spiderman slippers... well, let's just say the action was non stop.
Another very pleasant part of this Christmas, especially for yours truly, was having a visit from my beautiful High School Sweetheart, and the First Mrs. Wall, Kris, who was visiting from Salem, Oregon where she lives with her Son Jonathan. I'd had the opportunity (and pleasure) of a short visit there last October on my way back from Southern California. Kris works for the Oregon Department of Transportation.
The photo below was taken at Yacht Club Friends Kent & Jannette Knowley, while we were relaxing at their Christmas Party. This photo was taken by another LYC Member and Friend, Bonnie West, the American Savings Bank Manager in Lahaina.
The photo below was taken at Yacht Club Friends Kent & Jannette Knowley, while we were relaxing at their Christmas Party. This photo was taken by another LYC Member and Friend, Bonnie West, the American Savings Bank Manager in Lahaina.
Change is what happens when the pain of holding on becomes greater than the fear of letting go. - Anon
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