Christmastime is here...(Part 4)

At long last, we are finally getting around to wrapping up what turned out to be an exciting and rather crazy holiday season. Our "Four Part Christmas" ended just after the New Year began (that still doesn't explain why it took us over another month to finally write this post) when we spent a leisurely weekend afternoon with the Brickhouses (Dad/Tom, Betty, Mary Helen and William) at a spot we picked half way between Charlotte and Lynchburg. We had a great lunch, hung out and watched a little UVA vs. UNC basketball on TV and were even some of the first to see William's new black toy with four wheels and an engine all its own (yes, with his license came a pressing need for a car...do A-l-l parents fall for that trick?). Seeing the Lynchburg crew was the best part of the day and we thought we'd share something else that was special, too. Our BIG gift was a beautiful painting that Betty did for us of a waterfall in the El Yunque Rain Forest that we visited while on the first part of our honeymoon. Betty used the photo that Sarah took to paint an incredible gift for us. It really helped wrap Christmas up with a bow by bringing back warm and sunny honeymoon memories. Here's a shot of it hanging on our bedroom wall, a close-up of Betty's painting and the actual photograph.

So we are looking forward to a great year with lots of good times and many more late blog posts, too!

All our love,

Sarah and Mike